Your cardiologist is your primary heart doctor
Cardiologists at Ascension Providence Hospital Heart Cardiology Consultants in Novi, Michigan, are specially trained in the latest heart and vascular testing, treatment and procedures to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease. If you need advanced surgical care or other specialized heart care, your doctor can connect you with another heart care specialist. Start a conversation with a cardiologist who listens. We take the time to understand you and your health to provide heart care and a personalized care plan that's right for you.
Personalized care for you starts with a collaborative conversation. Talk with your cardiologist about new symptoms, health history, managing medications and risk for heart disease. Your care team coordinates any heart tests, diagnostics and treatments, and monitors your heart care to help prevent more serious conditions such as heart attack and stroke. Some of our cardiologists are also interventional cardiologists and perform minimally invasive heart procedures such as angioplasty and stent placement to open clogged arteries. And if advanced surgery is part of your care plan, your cardiologist will connect you with a cardiovascular surgeon.
If your care requires imaging, lab testing, or pharmacy support, we help connect the dots for you. Imaging tests, cholesterol tests, heart enzyme blood tests, EKG, and blood pressure monitoring help your doctor diagnose heart disease — irregular heartbeat, leaky heart valve, clogged coronary artery, and more.
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 emerSpecialty care for AFib and other heart rhythm disorders
Specialty care for AFib and other heart rhythm disorders
When you choose a cardiologist at Ascension Providence, you get specialty care for arrhythmia and other heart rhythm disorders. Your doctor can diagnose AFib (atrial fibrillation), and common arrhythmia. Having AFib increases your risk for a stroke or transient ischemic attack (also called a TIA or mini-stroke). If you have AFib, your doctor may refer you to an electrophysiologist and may recommend cardioversion, ablation, cardiac resynchronization technology (CRT) or a WATCHMAN™ device, to help regulate your heartbeat.
Advanced heart and vascular care, close to home
As your heart care needs change, your cardiologist connects you to the right specialists. Your team of doctors and your care plan is customized for your needs and may include various specialists and advanced therapeutics, surgery and rehabilitation. Your doctors are part of a national team of cardiovascular specialists, surgeons and care teams that deliver cardiovascular treatments, including:
- Anticoagulation therapy
- Cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Heart failure management
- Heart transplant surgery and ventricular assist devices (VAD)
- Implantable pacemakers and defibrillators
- Implantable loop recorder for long-term heart rhythm monitoring
- Medication management
- Pulmonary hypertension management
- Structural heart cardiothoracic surgery
- Valve repair or replacement, TAVR and MitraClip™
- Vascular surgery, aortic aneurysm and blood clots
Get back to doing what you love
Ascension Illinois provided Jewel with the support she needed to get back to doing what she loves. With her pain largely gone, Jewel flew to California last year to complete a 13-song album with her mentor and colleagues that had been three years in the making.
Jewel’s personal goal for 2023 is to build her strength and stamina so that she can sing and perform at local open mics.
“I never thought that at almost 60 years old, I’d be able to get my life back,” she said. “I’ve come a long way.”
Cardiovascular research
Ascension Providence cardiovascular research provides patients with access to the latest therapies, devices and techniques. Our heart care teams help to improve your quality of life, and bring hope to those with limited or no treatment options. Talk to your cardiologist to learn more about participating in clinical trials.
Ascension Providence Hospital recognized for heart care quality
Ascension Providence Hospital has earned prestigious national recognition for quality heart care. The hospital is one of only five hospitals in Michigan rated as "High Performing" for TAVR by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Michigan" released in October, 2022. Hospitals that earned a high performing rating were significantly better than the national average.
