Ascension Sacred Heart Regional Heart and Vascular Institute
- Cardiology
About Us
When you choose Ascension Sacred HeartinPensacola, 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. And we’re Pensacola’s only nationally ranked Top 50 heart hospital. 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.
Specialty care for heart and vascular conditions
Our highly experienced cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and vascular specialist deliver 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 value disease
- Heart failure care
- High blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides
Specialists at Ascension Sacred Heart in Northwest, Florida, provide heart CT scans to help measure your risk of heart disease.
Advanced treatment options for your heart
Heart and vascular specialists at Ascension Sacred Heart Regional Heart and Vascular Institute are 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 procedures - cryoablation, stereotaxis and radiofrequency
- Bypass surgery
- Cardiothoracic vascular surgery
- CRT heart synchronization
- ECMO at Ascension Sacred Heart
- Electrophysiology (EP) testing of the heart’s electrical system
- Heart failure management
- Heart surgery
- Implantable pacemakers and defibrillators
- Implantable loop recorder for long-term heart rhythm monitoring
- Medication management
- Valve surgery, TAVR and MitraClip™
- Watchman™ procedure
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 Sacred Heart 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 and vascular 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 Sacred Heart in Pensacola. With Ascension Sacred Heart, 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 Sacred Heart 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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