Ascension Saint Joseph Elgin in the Fox River Valley provides minimally invasive surgery and therapy options for heart and vascular conditions. This includes fluoroscopy-free ablation, a procedure to help treat arrhythmias that eliminates radiation exposure. Our cardiology program also a:
- Anticoagulation clinic
- Chest pain center
- Heart failure clinic
- Hybrid cardiac catheterization lab
- Women's heart health center
A team of experienced cardiologists, electrophysiologists, cardiac nurses, anesthesiologists and anesthetic nurses help you manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol, irregular heartbeats and other risk factors for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. Your doctor listens to understand you and your health concerns. Then, we work with you to create a care plan that's right for you.
A team of heart and vascular specialists
Cardiology specialists deliver personalized treatments for many heart and vascular conditions. We have cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologists, cardiac nurses, anesthesiologists and anesthetic nurses who specialize in repairing damage to the heart and arteries to help prevent heart attack and stroke. We deliver detailed heart studies to help diagnose and monitor your condition.
Heart and vascular specialists deliver care for:
- AFib and heart rhythm disorders
- Congenital heart disorders
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart attack and stroke
- High blood pressure and cholesterol
- Structural heart and valve care, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip™ surgery
- Peripheral artery disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Vascular disorders, such as aortic aneurysm
- Women's heart disease
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, including chest pain or stroke symptoms, go directly to the ER or call 911.
Ascension Saint Joseph Elgin delivers 24/7 emergency care. We work quickly to understand your condition and deliver the care you need.
Supporting your heart care recovery
We understand having heart or vascular surgery can be stressful. We start by listening to you and answering your questions. Our heart surgeons and interventional cardiologists use minimally invasive techniques and image-guided technology to deliver advanced treatments, and outpatient procedures to help shorten your recovery. If you need inpatient care after surgery, we provide that too. Our nursing units have advanced telemetry for monitoring. Your compassionate, experienced care team is here to help improve your quality of life. Other onsite services include:
- Anticoagulation clinic
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Heart failure clinic
- Heart nutrition counseling
- Hybrid cardiac catheterization lab
- Medication anticoagulation management
- Chest pain center
- Transitional care, bridging next steps once home.
- Women's heart health center
Cardiovascular research
Many of our doctors are also principal investigators in national and regional heart and vascular clinical trials. Our doctors are working to help improve how we diagnose and treat heart and vascular diseases. Talk to your cardiologist to learn more about participating in clinical trials.
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