7-10 Day Ambulatory Rhythm Monitor
A 7 to 10 day ambulatory rhythm monitor is a small wearable device. It records every heartbeat for a week or more while you go about your normal life. It is usually a single…
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Services
Dr Vimal Nanavati at HeartCare4life in Redding, Bonita and Chula Vista, CA offers diagnostic cardiology services and interventional cardiology procedures.
Comprehensive cardiology services combining advanced diagnostics with minimally invasive interventional treatments.
Cardiology Consultations
for International Patients
Patients from around the world seek expert cardiovascular guidance before making important treatment decisions. Dr. Nanavati offers comprehensive international cardiology consultations for patients who want an experienced, board-certified interventional cardiologist to review their diagnosis, imaging, and recommended treatment plan.
Diagnostic
Cardiology Services
- Echocardiography
- Stress Testing
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Holter Monitoring
- Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG)
- Lipid Testing
Interventional
Cardiology Procedures
If you wish to be advised on the most appropriate treatment, please call South San Diego / Northern California / North San Diego to schedule an appointment or request an appointment online.
Advanced Lipid Testing
Advanced lipid testing is a blood test that looks deeper than a standard cholesterol panel. A routine panel reports total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and…
Read →Advanced Stress Testing
Advanced stress testing is a noninvasive imaging test. It shows how well blood reaches your heart muscle, first at rest and then under stress. The test uses positron emission…
Read →Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a catheter based procedure that reopens a heart artery narrowed by plaque. Plaque is the mix of cholesterol, calcium, and fibrous tissue that builds up inside…
Read →Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
The ankle brachial index, or ABI, is a simple painless test. It compares the blood pressure measured at your ankle with the blood pressure measured at your arm. In a healthy…
Read →Arterial Ultrasound
An arterial Doppler ultrasound follows blood on its way out from the heart. Arteries are the vessels that carry oxygen rich blood to the limbs and organs. When plaque narrows one…
Read →Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program. It helps people recover after a heart attack, a heart procedure, or a diagnosis such as heart failure. It combines three…
Read →Cardiology Services
Cardiology services are the tests, treatments, and ongoing care for the heart and blood vessels. They evaluate problems and then manage them over time. A cardiologist is a…
Read →Carotid Ultrasound/Doppler
A carotid ultrasound is a painless test of the two large arteries in your neck. These are the carotid arteries. They run up either side of the neck and carry blood to the brain. A…
Read →Coronary CT Angiography
Coronary CT angiography is a noninvasive imaging test, usually shortened to CCTA or called a heart CT scan. It produces detailed pictures of the coronary arteries, the vessels…
Read →Coronary Stenting
Coronary stenting places a small expandable metal mesh tube inside a heart artery, where it holds the vessel open after a blockage has been widened. A tiny balloon stretches the…
Read →Defibrillator Interrogation
Defibrillator interrogation is a painless office check of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, usually called an ICD. An ICD is a small device placed under the skin of the…
Read →Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram, often shortened to an echo, is a painless ultrasound scan of the heart. A small handheld probe called a transducer is pressed against the chest. It sends high…
Read →Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG)
An electrocardiogram, written ECG or EKG, is a quick painless test that records the electrical activity of your heart. Every heartbeat begins as an electrical signal in the…
Read →Holter Monitoring
A Holter monitor is a small portable recorder that captures every heartbeat for 24 to 48 hours. You wear it while you go about your ordinary day. It is essentially a continuous…
Read →IHD Evaluation
An IHD evaluation is the organized workup used to find out whether your heart muscle is getting enough blood. IHD stands for ischemic heart disease, which means the coronary…
Read →Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Left atrial appendage closure is a catheter based procedure that seals off a small pouch attached to the left upper chamber of the heart. That pouch is the left atrial appendage,…
Read →Loop Recorder Implantation and Interrogation
An implantable loop recorder is a small heart monitor that sits just under the skin of the chest. The device is roughly the size of a small USB stick. It records the electrical…
Read →Nuclear Stress Test
A nuclear stress test shows how well blood reaches your heart muscle, both at rest and under stress. A very small amount of radioactive tracer is injected into a vein in your arm.…
Read →Pacemaker Interrogation
Pacemaker interrogation is a painless check of an implanted pacemaker. A handheld wand or wireless programmer is held over your chest, and it communicates directly with the device…
Read →PTCA
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA, is a catheter procedure that reopens a narrowed artery supplying the heart muscle. A thin flexible tube is passed into an…
Read →Temporary Pacemaker
A temporary pacemaker is a short term device that keeps the heart beating at a safe rate. Nothing is implanted under the skin, unlike a permanent pacemaker. A small generator,…
Read →Transesophageal Echocardiography
Transesophageal echocardiography, or TEE, is an ultrasound study of the heart taken from inside the esophagus. The esophagus is the swallowing tube that runs directly behind the…
Read →Transfemoral Angiogram
A transfemoral angiogram is an X ray study of your arteries, performed through the femoral artery in the groin. The skin is numbed first. A thin tube called a catheter is then…
Read →Transradial Angiogram
A transradial angiogram is an X ray study of your arteries, performed through the radial artery in the wrist. The skin is numbed first. A thin tube called a catheter is then…
Read →Transthoracic Echocardiography
Transthoracic echocardiography, usually shortened to TTE, is an ultrasound scan of the heart taken through the chest wall. A small handheld probe called a transducer is pressed…
Read →Treadmill Stress Test
A treadmill stress test records your heart while you walk, so your cardiologist can see how it responds to physical effort. Sticky electrodes on your chest connect to an…
Read →Vascular Ultrasound
Vascular ultrasound is the umbrella name for a family of painless scans. Vascular simply means relating to blood vessels. The name covers arteries, veins, and the grafts and…
Read →Venous Ablation
Venous ablation is a minimally invasive treatment that closes a faulty vein in the leg. Healthy leg veins carry blood upward against gravity, and one way valves stop it from…
Read →Venous Ultrasound
Venous ultrasound is a painless scan of the veins, most often in a leg or an arm. Veins are the return route. They carry blood back toward the heart, against gravity, helped along…
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