Complete Cardiovascular Care, Programs & Services

Designated as one of the top 100 cardiovascular programs in the United States, Mills-Peninsula’s comprehensive cardiovascular services are provided by experienced cardiologist, cardiac and vascular surgeons, critical care and rehabilitation nurses and other clinical specialists.

Risk assessment

Lipid testing (more precise blood test measuring all components of cholesterol), blood pressure screening, diabetes screening

Noninvasive diagnostic imaging

Includes noninvasive ultrasound screening for heart disease and stroke known as Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), echocardiography, nuclear cardiac imaging, peripheral vascular imaging.

Two cardiac catheterization (Cath) laboratories

Coronary angiography (creates images of arteries to determine thickening), coronary angioplasty (placement of slender devices called stents to expand vessels), peripheral arterial angioplasty (arteries in the abdomen, legs or neck), treatment for atrial fibrillation

Cardiac electrophysiology

Electrical study and correction of heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia), pacemaker implantation, implantation of defibrillators and other electrical corrective devices

Stereotaxis

State-of-the-art magnetic guided catheter technology increases precision and safety during interventional procedures such as catheter ablation to treat arrhythmia

Cardiac and vascular surgery

Coronary bypass surgery, valve repair and replacement, placement of grafts and stents inside an artery without actually opening the vessel, surgery of the aorta and peripheral vessels

Cardiac rehabilitation and vascular improvement program

Education and monitored exercise to help people who have experienced cardiovascular disease or leg pain or other circulation problems