Heart disease is responsible for more deaths then any other cause in the country. But, detected and treated early enough, heart disease is usually controllable. That's why the Central Valley Cardiovascular Center developed a comprehensive Cardiac Screening Program.
Consisting of several diagnostic, treatment, and educational services, our Cardiac Screening Program enables us to identify coronary heart disease and other cardiac disorders before they become life-threatening. From simple blood pressure and cholesterol checks to high-tech and echocardiography, treadmill stress testing 24-hour EKG monitoring, our Cardiac Screening Program is thorough enough to discover even minor ailments.
Screening and early detection are important, but a high care facility is only as good as the treatment option it provides. The Central Valley Cardiovascular Center offers all of today's most beneficial cardiac services. Services are performed by highly trained technologists and nurses using the most advanced workmen under careful supervision of Dr. R.S. Rajpal.
Our heart care services range from basic evaluations to sophisticated monitoring and testing. Whenever possible, procedures are performed here at the Central Valley Cardiovascular Center on an outpatient basis. For services best delivered in a hospital environment, Madera Community Hospital is frequently used. And when specialized technologies are necessary, Saint Agnes Hospital or Fresno Community Hospital are utilized.
The Central Valley Cardiovascular Center has developed a Cardiac Screening Program to help identify heart diseases and other disorders at their earliest possible stage. The program includes these diagnostic, treatment and educational services:
After the initial screening, highly risk individuals are placed into one of these risk factor modification programs:
In addition to these screenings and programs, the center offers educational classes on topics such as:
The Central Valley Cardiovascular Center provides all of today's most proven and promising cardiac services:
1. Cardiovascular Evaluation and Follow-up For patients who have.....
2. Exercise Stress Testing Patient walks on treadmill with constant EKG monitoring.
3. Echocardiography Ultrasound imaging of the heart. 4. Exercise Echo Resting and post exercise sonographic images for evaluation of coronary disease. 5. Holter monitoring Patient wears EKG monitor for 24-hour period which is later scanned for evaluation of heart rhythm problems. 7. Transtelephonic monitoring With this device patient is able to record the heart rhythm problem when ever it occurs and then transmit this information via telephone to the office for evaluation. 8. Peripheral Vascular Disease Screening Accurate screening can be done for aneurysm of aorta, poor circulation in legs, blood clots, including varicose vein evaluation. 9. Carotid Duplex Scanning A non-invasive procedures that screens for disease in Carotid Arteries. 11. Pacemaker Clinic Monitoring is done for various aspects of pacemakers to prolong their life and prevent failure. Devices such as A.I.C.D. (Automatice Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator); P.C.D. (Pacemaker Cardioverter Defibrillator) implanted for sudden cardiac death victims are also monitored in this clinic. 12. Critical Care of Heart Patients Including pacemaker implantation as required is done as Madera Community Hospital, Madera. 13. Cardiac Catheterization; Coronary Angioplasty including Coronary Stent Implantation and other invasive procedures are performed as required at St Agnes Medical Center or Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno. 14. Nuclear Heart Scans Thallium Stress Test including Persantine Thallium and other nuclear heart scan procedures are performed at Madera Community Hospital and St Agnes Hospital.
Take good care of your heart, and it will take good care of you. By following these basic guidelines, you can help keep your heart strong and healthy for a lifetime!
Smoking doubles your risk of a heart attack and increases your risk of sudden cardiac death by up to 4 times. The Central Valley Cardiovascular Center offers classes on quitting smoking. Please ask for details.
The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of stroke, heart attack or congestive heart failure.
With a few modifications in your diet, you can keep your blood cholesterol level out of danger zone. Watch your intake of fatty meals, butter, lard, dairy products and eggs yolks.
Being overweight puts unnecessary strain on your heart, and leads to other risk factors like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
By exercising at least 3 days a week for a minimum of 20 minutes, you can keep your heart muscle healthy and pumping strong!