Our Services

Heart and Vascular Center

The Bay Area Heart and Vascular Center offers a range of servicesand physician specialties to Patients with heart or vascular conditions. Physicians, nurse practitioners and clinicians work with patients to help them improve their quality of life

• Diagnostic testing
• Cardiac catheterization
• Cardiac interventional procedures
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Pacemaker Clinic
• Cardiac monitoring
• Vascular procedures

Bay Area Medical Center uses a number of advanced technology procedures to help detect heart conditions in patients. Through various forms of testing, technologists and
physicians can observe the heart’s movement and pumping action, electrical activity, andchanges in heart rate, heart rhythm and blood pressure. Images of the heartchambers, valves and surrounding structures can also be produced. These testing servicescan helpdetect issues related to coronary artery disease and other heart conditions, such as abnormal anatomy, inflammation around the heart and defects of the heart valves.

• Stress testing
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Echocardiogram
  
• Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
  
• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
  
• Cardiac nuclear medicine (exercise or drug induced)
  
• Tilt table testing
  
• Sleep disorder testing

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Cardiac catheterization

The purpose of cardiac catheterization is to find out if you have disease in your coronary arteries and valves, and if so, pinpoint the size and location of fat and calcium deposits(plaque) that may have built up in your coronary arteries from atherosclerosis.

In 2003 BAMC installed a state-of-the-art heart and vascular interventional suite. It is a specially designed x-ray room that is used to diagnose heart and vascular disease. Cardiaccatheterization, or "cardiac cath" for short, is a more accurate test to determine how well the heart is pumping and how well the coronary arteries and heart valves are working. During this outpatient procedure, a cardiologist will insert a narrow, flexible tube into a blood vessel and direct it toward the heart. A small amount of dye is then injectedand x-ray pictures are taken.This relatively painless procedure provides vital information for assessing heart conditions.

Cardiac interventional procedures

Cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation (rehab) is a comprehensive programdesigned to help people with heart disease recover faster, improve their physical function, deal with the many emotional aspects of heart attack or heart surgery, and return to full, productive lives.  The therapy includes medical evaluation, prescribed exercise, cardiac risk factor reduction, education, and support and counseling. The education usually consists of nutritional counseling, cholesterol level management, weight reduction, diabetes control, smoking cessation,blood pressure management and stress reduction.

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Pacemaker Clinic

Pacemakers are electronic devices that stimulate either the upper chamber of the heart (atrium) or the lower chamber(s) and ventricle(s).

ICD’s (Internal Cardiac Defibrillators) are built with an internal device that can shock the heart back into a regular rhythm, should a dangerous rhythm occur.

Pacemakers need to be checked regularly at a pacemaker clinic or monitored by telephoneto check battery status and pacemaker function. Bay Area Medical Center offers apacemaker clinic at its heart and vascular center.

A pacemaker check (interrogation) takes approximately 15 minutes and is preformed by a qualified RN. BAMC has state-of-the-art programmers to check all types of pacemakers. Appropriate function and diagnostic information is obtained. If any changes are necessaryfor a patient’s particular pacemaker to maintain battery longevity, these changes can be programmed into your device at your pacemaker visit.

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Cardiac monitoring

Patients may have symptoms such as chest pain, indigestion, heartburn, weakness, sweating, nausea, cramping or shortness of breath. Chest pain is a common symptom that can be caused by many different conditions. Some causes of chest pain, such as angina, heart attack or tearing of the aorta, require prompt medical attention.

When a physician feels that symptoms may be related to the heart, cardiac monitoring services may be used. Patients can be evaluated and monitored over a 24-hour period tohelp diagnose or rule out a heart attack or other cardiac condition.

Services include:

• Chest pain evaluation
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• 24 hour EKG-holter monitoring
• 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
• Noninvasive cardiac output monitoring

Screenings

Calcium Scoring
This test is a proven assessment to identify your risk for heart disease. For too many Americans, the first and only sign of heart disease is a fatal heart attack. A cardiac calcium scoring exam determines the amount of calcium build-up in the coronary arteries of your heart. The amount of calcium present is related to your risk for a heart attack. The screening is done at BAMC and is simple, painless and your completed exam and results consultation will be done in less than 1 hour.

Vascular Screening
Vascular disease is a general term for a group of problems that affect your blood vessels. People who have vascular disease may have health problems including stroke, aneurysm, and peripheral artery disease (PAD). Results are given the same day and the whole screening takes about 30 minutes. The screening is painless and requires nothing more than removing your shoes and socks. Receive your test results immediately.

Cardiac Screening
Do you know your heart’s health? Come to the free Cardiac screening held at Bay Area Medical Center. You will receive your results instantly. Risk factor counseling is provided by certified healthcare professionals. All blood sugar and cholesterol tests require a 10-hour pre-screen fasting prior to a scheduled appointment, so please plan accordingly.

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Hours of Operation

Bay Area Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Services clinic is located within the hospital at 3100 Shore Drive, in Marinette. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please contact the clinic at (715) 735-4200, extension 8067.

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