The Cardiovascular Care Team at St. Anthony North Hospital evaluates and treats each patient who presents with signs of cardiac distress. Some of the non-invasive procedures are performed to evaluate various cardiac conditions from coronary artery disease, heart arrhythmias to valve disease. Tests include:

Electrocardiogram

• Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) - electrodes record the electrical activity of the heart 
• Holter Monitor - worn for one to two days, this monitor records the heart's rhythms during normal activities
• Echocardiogram - creates a picture of the heart using sound waves 
• Echocardiography with Dobutomine - Dubutomine is a drug that makes the heart respond as if the patient were exercising
• Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) - a scope is guided down the esophagus to provide a two-dimension echocardiogram
• Tilt Table Test - while hooked up to an EKG machine, patients, with the aid of a table move from lying down to standing up 
• Graded Exercise Testing (Stress Test) with or without nuclear medicine imaging - while exercising (typically on a treadmill or bicycle) an EKG measures the heart's electrical activity in conjunction with a blood pressure reading, which combined measure the body's need for an increase in oxygen
• Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - magnets and radio waves display pictures of the heart
• Ultrasound (for abdominal aneurysm) - sound waves create pictures of the body