NON-INVASIVE SERVICES
Cardiology
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas offers a comprehensive range of noninvasive approaches and technologies to diagnose heart disease guided by physicians on the medical staff . In fact , these physicians continue to contribute to the development of national practice guidelines for cardiac echocardiography as well as program accreditation standards .
In research , the echocardiography labs have served as a nationally recognized Core Lab supporting a wide variety of national research trials . For example , the lab provided echocardiographic findings for inclusion in a trial using a transcatheter approach to repair heart valves , along with intraprocedural guidance and post-procedure follow-up imaging . The echocardiography labs are recognized and accredited by the IAC for Echocardiographic Laboratories . Accreditation indicates that the facility is dedicated to quality diagnostic testing for heart and vascular disease .
Non-invasive cardiovascular services available :
• Exercise stress tests
• Holter monitoring
• Metabolic stress testing
• Pharmacological / exercise stress test
• Echocardiograms
• Transthoracic echocardiograms
• Transesophageal echocardiograms
Vascular Services
Non-invasive vascular services at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas offers diagnostic testing and pre-procedure planning to assist physicians in diagnosing many conditions and abnormalities of the circulatory system , including blood vessel blockages and aneurysms , and other specific areas located for study . The entire non-invasive vascular team has received specialized training and certification in vascular imaging .
The non-invasive vascular lab is accredited by the IAC in peripheral venous , peripheral arterial and extracranial cerebrovascular duplex examinations . Accreditation is granted only to those facilities providing quality patient care and patient testing for the diagnosis of heart and vascular disease . The department has been accredited for vascular testing since 2005 . All sonographers are nationally registered while physicians on the medical staff are a mix of board-certified vascular surgeons , cardiologists and other specialists .
Non-invasive vascular procedures available :
• Extra-cranial cerebrovascular duplex scans
• Arterial ultrasound exams – Upper and lower extremity arterial duplex scans – Bypass graft scans – Pseudoaneurysm scans – Abdominal aorta aneurysm scans – Renal artery scans
• Physiologic arterial testing – Ankle-Brachial Index ( ABI ) – Segmental pressure test
• Venous ultrasound exams – Upper and lower extremity vein mapping and scanning – Upper and lower extremity venous duplex
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