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Cardiac Care Services
Our Diagnostic Services
To determine the extent and cause of heart disease, Cardiac Health Services provides complete diagnostic services for both inpatients and outpatients. These tests may be ordered by your own physician. Only those tests determined to be necessary by your physician will be given.
Location and Equipment
Cardiac Health Services is located at Bronson Battle Creek, Leila Site, and is open Monday through Friday 5:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can contact us at 269 966-8199.
The Center's exercise area allows for patient teaching and individual work space, including the use of such equipment as stationary bikes, stairmasters, rowers, treadmills, cross-country tracks and wall pulleys. The exercise area also contains two showers for the convenience of those returning to work after an exercise session.
Additional areas of the center include a consultation room, patient interview room, two stress testing rooms and an ECHO room.
Insurance and Payment
Insurance benefits vary, but most will cover Phase One and Two. Medicare and commercial insurances normally cover at lease 80 percent of any diagnostic tests. However, it is to your benefit to check with your individual carrier.
Phase Three is not covered by insurance.
If you have any questions about your coverage, contact either your carrier, or someone from Cardiac Health Services will be happy to talk with you.
Caring for your heart close to home
As with all medical care provided at Bronson Battle Creek, the goal is to restore patients to as normal a life as possible. This is especially true at Cardiac Health Services, where with the latest in diagnostic capabilities and the promotion of lifestyle modification that can reduce your heart risk factors, we can help you.
At Cardiac Health Services we help you learn how to do this, how to enjoy it, and how to be comfortable with this new-found commitment to your well being and good health.
Coronary Arteriography (Heart Catheterization)
If initial diagnostic results are positive, your physician may order a coronary arteriography. This procedure is performed by the cardiologist in the Cardiac Health Services Catheterization Laboratory (cath lab). Considered an "invasive" procedure, heart catheterization requires a thin performed flexible plastic tube called a catheter to be inserted into an artery in the arm or groin area. Once the catheter is in place, a small amount of dye is injected so the physician can view the condition of your arteries and your left ventricle.
This test is used to detect any visible heart disease, valve function or the exact location of heart damage.
Surgical Intervention
If more invasive procedures such as balloon dilation, also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), or bypass surgery is needed, patients will be referred to a regional health care center.
Available Tests
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
- Holter Monitor
- Echocardiogram (ECHO)
- Treadmill Stress Test (GXT)
- Nuclear Treadmill Stress Test
- Persantine Nuclear Stress Test
- Exercise Stress Echocardiogram (ESE)
- Dobutamine Nuclear Stress Test
- Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram (DSE)
- Transesophogeal Echocardiogram (TEE)
- Lexiscan Nuclear Stress Test