Specialty care for complex heart conditions
When you choose Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent’s Cardiology – Riversidein Jacksonville, Florida, for your heart and vascular care, you get an entire team trained to deliver the latest in therapeutics and surgery to help prevent, diagnose, manage, and treat heart and vascular diseases. As the leader in heart care, our cardiovascular doctors and care teams perform the most cardiac surgeries and procedures in the region. Starting with your first consultation, your doctor listens to understand you and your health concerns. Then, we work with you to create a heart care plan that’s right for you.
Our highly experienced cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and care teams specialize in delivering advanced care for managing and treating damage to the heart, coronary arteries and other heart and vascular conditions, including:
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation (AFib)
- Congenital heart disease
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Heart attack
- Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
- Heart valve disease
- Heart failure
- High blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides
- Pericardial disease
Advanced treatment options for your heart
Heart and vascular specialists at Ascension Medical Group St. Vincent’s Cardiology – Riversideare located next to the hospital to provide convenient access to any lab tests, diagnostic cardiac imaging and procedures you may need. We are part of a national heart care team of specialists sharing best practices, research and the latest in cardiovascular therapeutics and surgical treatments -- bringing the best of heart care to you, including:
- Ablation, LARIAT and maze surgery, and WATCHMAN™ for AFib
- Angioplasty and stent placement
- Cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Heart failure management
- Medication management
- Minimally invasive heart care, including protected PCI
- Structural heart cardiothoracic surgery
- Valve repair or replacement, TAVR and MitraClip™ surgery
- Vascular surgery, and treatment for aortic aneurysm and blood clots
Minimally invasive heart CT imaging with HeartFlow® Analysis
Cardiologists at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida, use HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis to help improve the diagnosis of stable chest pain and coronary artery disease. If your doctor recommends testing, you will receive a standard cardiac CT scan. But if more information is needed, your cardiologist can order a HeartFlow Analysis to better understand specific blockages and how they may affect the blood flow in your heart. This advanced 3D technology helps your doctor avoid unnecessary tests and create a personalized care plan that's right for you.
Heart attack and stroke care and prevention
If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, irregular heartbeat or other risk factors for heart disease, your doctor works with you to prevent heart attack and stroke. Some heart attacks begin suddenly, while others start with mild discomfort. Watch for these symptoms of heart attack in both men and women:
- Chest discomfort, pressure, or pain
- Difficulty breathing independent of activity
- Lightheadedness or loss of consciousness
- New weakness or fatigue
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat
- Sudden arm (particularly left arm), jaw, neck, back pain
Go to the ER right away if you notice these symptoms in yourself or a loved one. Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside has an ER open 24/7 for life-threatening emergencies like heart attack. And if you need more care, you’ll be connected to an experienced heart care team.
If you are experiencing chest pain, especially in combination with jaw or arm pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting or difficulty breathing, you might be having a heart attack. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room right away.
Supporting your heart care recovery
Whenever possible, your heart surgeon or interventional cardiologist uses minimally invasive techniques and image-guided technology to deliver advanced treatments and procedures to help shorten your recovery. Sometimes your doctor may recommend an overnight stay in the hospital after surgery for additional monitoring and care and if you need cardiac intensive care, we provide that too at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside.With Ascension St. Vincent’s Heart Care, you are connected to the care you need through recovery:
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Heart nutrition counseling
- Medication anticoagulation management
- Transitional care, bridging next steps once home
Cardiovascular research and clinical trials
Many of the cardiovascular specialists at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside are also principal investigators in national and regional heart and vascular clinical trials. Our doctors are committed to being leaders in cardiovascular research, working to help improve how we diagnose and treat heart and vascular diseases. Your doctor may recommend a clinical trial as part of your care. And you can talk to your cardiologist if you are interested in participating in clinical trials.
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