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The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center offers the latest in advanced technologies, nationally recognized physicians and innovative treatments to provide the complete continuum of cardiovascular care.
Our best practice treatments, research and support programs are delivered with the latest technology in dedicated catheterization laboratories and operating rooms configured to fulfill the unique requirements of cardiovascular medicine.
Our care team diagnoses cardiovascular disease using the most advanced, noninvasive and minimally invasive approaches. We use the latest in cardiovascular imaging equipment to provide a high-quality, integrated approach.
We offer the least invasive ways to care for complex cardiovascular issues through a minimally invasive first approach with catheters or tiny incisions. Utilizing the least invasive surgical techniques and specialized equipment, our cardiovascular surgeons perform the same lifesaving procedures while avoiding traditional open-heart surgery allowing patients to get back to their lives quicker by saving healthy tissue, reducing scarring and bleeding, and accelerating recovery time.
Cardiothoracic surgeons at Long Beach Medical Center use the da Vinci® Xi™ - the latest robotic-assisted surgical system on the market – to provide additional minimally invasive treatment options. The da Vinci® Xi™ Surgical System gives surgeons a 3D visualization of the operating field with more precision and better optics. The surgical instruments give surgeons more freedom of movement, giving physicians access to hard-to-reach spots.
Through cutting-edge cardiac research, many of the newest and best treatment opportunities and technologies are available for patients.
Providing medications, devices and therapies to the community – long before they become available elsewhere – makes the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center a recognized leader in innovative, quality cardiac care.
The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute participates in the most scientifically sound protocols in cardiovascular research and is dedicated to offering qualified patients the latest treatment options available through innovation in medications, devices and procedures.
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is designed to help those with heart conditions recover, as well as resume, develop and/or maintain an active, heart-healthy lifestyle. Patients have access to nutritional counseling, structured exercise, risk factor modification and educational opportunities.
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Presentations from the 13th Annual Women's Heart & Stroke Seminar
Aortic disease is the 13th leading cause of death in Western Countries.
Each year millions of people experience abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), which are common as we age. For most, a normal resting heart rate is 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm). For athletic individuals, a normal resting heart rate may be as low as 40 to 60 bpm.
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Abdominal ultrasound is a painless exam that uses high-frequency sound waves to capture images of internal views of the stomach and nearby blood vessels. A special jelly is placed on the stomach while a wand-like device called a transducer is moved around.
The MRA equipment consists of a table that slides in and out of a donut-shaped machine.
Echocardiography, also known as an echocardiogram and echo test, is a painless test that uses sound waves, ultrasound, to produce images of your heart—showing its size, structure and motion. It provides valuable information about your heart health and can determine the presence of many types of heart disease.
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Catheter ablation is a non-surgical technique used to pinpoint and interrupt specific abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). State-of-the-art mapping equipment is used to generate 3-D images of the heart’s chambers to locate the area causing the arrhythmia.
The surgical removal of some portion of diseased aorta is called aortic resection.
Surgical repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) enables the replacement of the diseased aortic segment and helps prevent aneurysm rupture.
Selecting specialists to treat your heart and vascular disease or condition is an important decision to make. When selecting a team of physicians it is important to look for specialists who are highly trained in their fields. The comprehensive teams of expert heart and vascular care specialists at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institutes located in Orange County and Los Angeles County are devoted to innovative heart care to improve the lives of residents in Southern California.
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