Cardiac Procedures and Tests

What to expect when you visit

When you’re referred to Tanner for a cardiac procedure or test, you’ll be in the hands of highly-skilled physicians and nurses throughout your procedure. Our dedicated team of medical professionals has rigorously studied and trained to provide expert care for cardiac patients from initial testing for heart disease through treatment and rehabilitation. We also provide the latest in technologies and facilities.

Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton offers:

• Two interventional and diagnostic catheterization laboratories
• An interventional and diagnostic endovascular laboratory
• A cardiac progressive care unit (CPCU) and intensive care unit (ICU)
• A 24-hour emergency department
• The John and Barbara Tanner Cardiac Rehab Center for inpatient and outpatient services
• Cardiac diagnostic imaging

Cardiac tests help your doctor evaluate and treat you more effectively

A cardiac evaluation is most commonly initiated in a doctor’s office, a clinic or an emergency room. If there is suspicion of heart disease, the doctor orders tests and procedures to exclude or make adiagnosis of specific heart disease.

When a procedure is performed inside a blood vessel or artery, it is an endovascular procedure. Cardiac tests and procedures at Tanner can include endovascular procedures such as catheterizations, balloon angioplasties or coronary stenting, where patients are often suddenly admitted to the hospital due to a heart attack, as well as non-endovascular procedures performed on an outpatient basis such as stress testing and echocardiography.

When you know what to expect, you’ll feel more assured, and your visit to Tanner will go more smoothly.

Select the test or procedure below to learn more:

• Cardiac angioplasty and stenting
• Cardiac catheterization
• Echocardiogram
• Fractional flow reserve
• Nuclear testing
• Pacemaker insertion
• Peripheral angioplasty and stenting
• PET/CT