Diagnostic & Interventional

Cardiologists who perform diagnostic cardiac catheterizations procedures at Riverview are accessible 24 hours a day. Diagnostic (non-invasive) services available at Riverview include:

• treadmill testing
• electrocardiograms EKG
• echocardiograms (cardiac ultrasound)
• carotid ultrasound
• ultrasound of upper and lower extremities
• nuclear cardiology
• electrophysiology (EP)

Interventional Procedures

Interventional procedures are available at Riverview 24 hours a day. Riverview’s two Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratories are a key element in the overall treatment and diagnosis of heart disease. By means of this simple non-surgical diagnostic procedure, most abnormal heart structures or the presence of coronary heart disease can be detected. Interventional procedures include:

• cardiac catheterization
• vascular catheterization
• balloon angioplasty
• intracoronary stent placement
• pacemaker procedures
• vascular interventions