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Chesapeake Regional Medical Center's Cardiovascular Services department combines state-of-the-art technology with board-certified physicians to provide the highest level of cardiac care in Hampton Roads. Chesapeake Regional's comprehensive approach to heart care means all services, from diagnosis to treatment, are performed under one roof by a highly skilled team of professionals.
From a fully accredited Chest Pain Center with better-than average door-to-balloon time to the best heart attack survival rates in Hampton Roads*, Chesapeake Regional's Cardiovascular Services is ready in a heartbeat.
Chesapeake Regional leads the way in cardiac care
- First in the region to offer 3D coronary CT angiography.
- First in the world to connect the ACIST contrast management system to Phillips FD-20 X-ray.
- First accredited Chest Pain Center in the region (Richmond to North Carolina) with PCI (July 2008).
- First accredited Chest Pain Center in the region to offer field EKG connectivity to an emergency department.
- First in the region to implement web-based EKG review and reporting for physicians.
Chesapeake Regional's cardiac care program includes:
- Fully accredited Chest Pain Center (accredited by the Society for Chest Pain Centers)
- Collaborative effort involving a multidisciplinary team of board certified and nationally recognized interventional cardiologists, emergency physicians, rapid response nurse team, cardiovascular technologists and EMS personnel.
- An average of 3,200 chest pain-related treatments annually.
- An average of 175 urgent cardiac interventions per year.
- Better-than-average door-to-balloon time (a measurement of the time between when a heart attack patient comes through the door of the emergency room and receives treatment).
- Cardiac catheterization lab equipped with Philips' digital flat-plane cardiac-vascular X-ray system.
- Advanced capabilities, include:
- 64-slice cardiac CT: Provides detailed images of the heart's anatomy and coronary function. This technology can detect potential heart problems before patients experience symptoms.
- Electrophysiology: Used in the evaluation and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
- Interventional cardiology: A branch of cardiology that uses stents and balloon angiography to diagnose and non-surgically treat heart disease.
- Partnership with Chesapeake ambulance services enables EMS teams to perform EKGs in the field and send the information within seconds to the ED.
- Cardiac rehabilitation program that is nationally certified through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
*According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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