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At the Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, Loyola provides aggressive medical management, the latest in medications and leading-edge surgery for the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary artery disease occurs when the coronary arteries (the main vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle) become hardened or narrowed.
Some of the leading causes of CAD are atherosclerosis
(hardening of the arteries) and blockage of the coronary
artery. This causes insufficient blood flow to the heart,
which, if left untreated, can affect organ function
and cause tissue damage. One of the most common symptoms
of CAD is moderate to severe chest pain.
Loyola’s program offers a wide array of services for the diagnosis and treatment of CAD, including medications, risk factor reduction, angioplasty and stenting, and cardiovascular surgery. Each patient’s course of treatment is determined by using the very latest techniques to assess the location and severity of the coronary artery disease.
Tests for This Specialty
Angiogram
Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
Exercise echocardiogram (stress echo)
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Event monitor
Exercise myocardial perfusion scan
Holter monitor
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
MUGA scan
Pharmacological myocardial perfusion scan
Signal averaged electrocardiogram
Transesophageal echocardiogram
Treadmill stress test
Transthoracic
echocardiogram
Treatments for This Specialty
Angioplasty
Atherectomy
Coronary artery bypass grafting
Lifestyle modifications
Medications
Rotablation
Stent
Locations and Contacts
A full spectrum of cardiology and vascular services is offered in Maywood at:
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
For more information or to make an appointment with a physician, please call (888) LUHS-888.
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Thoracic
and cardiovascular surgery services
Chest
pain emergency evaluation
Frequently asked questions
Program Director
Fred Leya, MD
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