The NCH Heart Institute of NCH Healthcare System has been a pioneer in the cardiac arena for more than 30 years and is committed to providing the highest quality of cardiovascular care in Southwest Florida.
Clinical and interventional Cardiology is the diagnosis and treatment of conditions that affect the heart and surrounding blood vessels such as:
- Coronary Artery Disease >
- Congestive Heart Failure Management >
- Medical Management of Hypertension >
- Medical Management of Hyperlipidemia >
- Medical Management of Vascular Diseases such as Carotid Artery Disease >
- Medical Management of congenital heart conditions >
- Treatment of Endocarditis > and Pericarditis >
- Treatment of Abnormal Heart rhythm including cardioversion for atrial fibrillation >
Physicians practicing clinical and interventional cardiology diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases in addition to those listed above, they perform procedures in the cardiac catheterization labs, such as:
- Angioplasty and stenting of the coronary arteries
- Balloon valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis >
- Management of acute heart attacks with direct coronary angioplasty with the Code-Save-A-Heart Program. >
- NCH’s door-to-balloon time is 68 minutes, well below the national standard of 90 minutes
