Cardiac Care at Vista Health System focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and its connected circulatory system. According to the American Heart Association, 84 million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of cardiovascular (heart) disease, affecting blood flow throughout the body. Cardiovascular disease can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other serious complications.
Vista Health System is one of Lake County's leading comprehensive heart care centers. We provide a range of advanced diagnostic tests to evaluate your heart's condition and determine what condition you may have (heart arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, etc.). If treatment is required, we perform everything from the latest interventional procedures to valve replacement and open heart surgery. Vista has the expertise, experience and capabilities to care for cardiac patients.
You are not just a patient or a case number at Vista. You are a mom, dad, friend, uncle, wife, husband, neighbor or coach in need of advanced cardiac care. Our physician team members are board certified in the areas of cardiology, radiology or cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. Our team of nurses, lab technicians and rehabilitation therapists are all trained and experienced in advanced areas of cardiovascular treatment.
Our free heart-risk assessment will calculate your heart age and offer advice on how to maintain or improve your heart health.
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Invasive cardiovascular procedures are tests or treatments that require something (catheter, needle, etc.) to be inserted into the body to perform a diagnostic test or to treat a disease or condition ...
This is the critical first step in your care. At Vista, our physicians have advanced diagnostic capabilities to help determine the condition of your heart. Below are the tests that we use to help dete...
The vascular care team at Vista Health System performs diagnostic tests and interventional procedures that focus on circulatory issues, which include: Peripheral vascular disease Blood clots Varicose ...
Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic surgery treats diseases of the heart and lungs. These vital surgeries are performed at Vista Medical Center East by Vista's trained cardiac team, offering you spe...
If you’ve been diagnosed with a heart-related condition, your doctor may decide to prescribe treatment to help strengthen your heart, reduce risk factors, inform you about healthy nutrition and safety...
This screening is performed using a 64-slice CT scanner. The patient undergoes a simple scan of the arteries surrounding the heart. No injections, stress tests or medication necessary. The test evalua...
Our cardiac catheterization lab also offers electrophysiology studies (EP studies). An EP study allows your doctor to record your heart's electrical activity and check for the source of the rhythm pro...
What is Heart Failure? Heart failure is when the heart can’t keep up with its workload to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen. If the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood, it can’t suppl...
The Vista Ambulatory Care Center, Lindenhurst, offers community members the opportunity to use professionally staffed rehabilitation exercise facilities to stay heart healthy and in shape. An exercise...
Intensive Care Unit Following open heart surgery, patients are first brought to Vista’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It features a contemporary, functional design that keeps patients in direct view of t...