Cardiac (Heart) Services
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Ensuring that your heart is healthy - and services in case it isn't - are just a heartbeat away through ECHN.
Cardiac stress tests are available at cardiologists' offices and also through ECHN at Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital. Call for an appointment or more information:
- MMH Cardiopulmonary Department, 860.646.1222, ext. 2371
- RGH Cardiopulmonary Department, 860.872.5265
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac catheterization is a high-tech procedure in which doctor inserts a thin plastic tube (catheter) into an artery or vein in the arm or leg. From there it can be advanced into the chambers of the heart or into the coronary arteries. This test can measure blood pressure within the heart, how much oxygen is in the blood, and the pumping ability of the heart muscle. Catheters are also used to inject dye into the coronary arteries so they can be examined as well.
Through a joint venture with the Hoffman Heart Institute at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, ECHN has established a state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory within Rockville General Hospital. It's unusual to find this high-level service within a community setting. The presence of this lab again demonstrates ECHN's commitment to bring the finest care to the communities we serve.
For more information, contact the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Rockville General Hospital, 860.872.5060.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
The goal of Cardiac Rehabilitation is to restore people who have had a heart condition or heart surgery to the highest possible physiological, emotional, social, and vocational level. Cardiac Rehab is appropriate for people recovering from the following types of cardiac conditions:
- Open heart surgery
- Heart attack
- Angina
- Angioplasty
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure
- Arrhythmia Pacemaker implantation
ECHN's Cardiac Rehabilitation programs combine education and carefully monitored exercise with group interaction and support. All participants are monitored while they exercise with a cardiologist's oversight, so they can feel secure that they are exercising safely without overexertion. At the same time, the camaraderie that develops among participants and with caregivers helps with emotional recovery.
Both Manchester Memorial Hospital and Rockville General Hospital have been awarded Program Certification for their Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Certification recognizes those programs rigorously reviewed by a national board and found to meet the outlined essential requirements for standards of care.
A personalized Home Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is offered in conjunction with Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut, for individuals who have trouble traveling to the hospital for the program.
For more information, call the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at:
- Manchester Memorial Hospital, 860.646.1222, ext. 2166
- Rockville General Hospital, 860.872.5171
Read an interview with an ECHN cardiologist on the facts about heart disease.
Read an article about cardiac stress tests.