Cardiac Care
Video: Heart Failure Many people have heart failure and don't know it. You don't have to be one of them. In February 2008 Albany Med hosted an educational seminar for those wanting to learn more about Heart Failure.
Welcome
From the tiniest hearts to the young at heart, the physicians and professional staff at Albany Medical Center make a difference in the lives of so many.
The Albany Medical Center Advantage
From open heart surgery for children to the most comprehensive adult heart care in the region, Albany Med treats nearly 10,000 children and adults for comprehensive heart care annually.
We offer expertise in the following areas:
- Angina
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Heart murmur
- Heart transplant
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Mitral valve prolapse
Offering Innovative Technology and Advanced Procedures
Albany Medical Center offers accessible and convenient cardiac care through coordinated preventative, diagnostic and treatment programs including:
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Aortic aneurysm repair/removal
Each year, more than 9,000 children and adults are treated at Albany Medical Center for comprehensive heart care. - Atherosclerosis
- Blood pressure measurement
- Cardiac catheterization
- Cardiac stress test
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol tests
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Coronary stenting
- EchocardiogramElectrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology study
- Exercise stress test
- Exercise tolerance test
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve replacement
- Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Pacemaker insertion
Recognitions and Accreditations
- Albany Medical Center has been lauded by the American Heart Association/Stroke Association for leading the nation in following evidence-based guidelines for patients with heart failure, coronary artery disease and stroke. By receiving Annual Performance Achievement Awards in all three categories, Albany Med became the only hospital in New York State, and just the second in the nation, to receive this distinction under the American Heart Association/Stroke Association's Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) program. READ MORE >>
- Albany Medical Center has the best (lowest) mortality rate in the state for surgery performed on infants and children with congenital heart defects, according to a report issued by the NYS Department of Health in January 2007. READ MORE >>
Contact Us
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call our physician referral line:
877-262-8008
Learn More
For more information on heart and stroke disease, visit the American Heart Association at: www.americanheart.org
