Stamford Health’s cardiologists are committed to offering world-class heart care in a compassionate environment designed for you. You can depend on our team of heart specialists to:

• Collaborate with your doctors and our team of heart experts to bring you the best options
• Use the most advanced technologies for swift and accurate diagnosis and treatment
• Create, together with you, a team approach to treating your heart condition or disease

We offer an array of cardiac diagnostic testing procedures to give you accurate results to help us come up with a treatment plan together. These procedures are usually painless and allow you to resume your normal activities almost immediately:

• Cardiac event recorder monitoring: A battery-powered portable device that allows you to record your heart’s electrical activity when you have symptoms.
• Cardiac MRI: An imaging test that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to capture detailed structures of your heart's structure and blood vessels.
• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG): A test that measures your heart’s rate and rhythm.
• Holter and event monitoring: A portable EKG monitor that measures your heart’s electrical activity continuously for a period of 24 to 48 hours.
• Ambulatory blood pressure monitors: A small machine that records your blood pressure every 15 to 30 minutes.
• Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE): An echocardiogram that uses ultrasound waves to map a picture of your heart and arteries by moving a transducer over your chest.
• Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE): An echocardiogram that uses ultrasound waves to create images of your heart and arteries. The transducer is attached to a thin tube that passes through your mouth, down your throat and into your esophagus.
• 3D echocardiography: An echocardiogram that provides a three-dimensional, detailed anatomical view of your heart and arteries, which can reveal problems such as valvular defects and cardiomyopathies.
• Stress (exercise tolerance) echocardiography: An echocardiogram that is performed while you are exercising on a treadmill or stationary cycle to measure your heart’s blood supply and rhythm.
• Stress (exercise tolerance) test: A test that measures your heart's blood supply and rhythm while you are exercising on a treadmill or stationary cycle.
• Nuclear perfusion cardiac imaging: A procedure that uses nuclear medicine to evaluates your heart’s function and blood flow.
• Tilt table test: A test to determine the cause of fainting episodes due to an abnormal drop in blood pressure and heart rate. In this test, you lie down on a table that moves from a lying down to an upright position while your symptoms, heart rate, EKG reading and blood pressure are monitored.
• Cardiac computed tomography (CT) and coronary CT angiography: X-ray imaging techniques that use a computer to produce cross-sectional images to examine your heart and blood vessels for problems.
• Vascular ultrasound (e.g., carotid ultrasound): Ultrasound that evaluates your body’s circulatory system and help identify blockages and detect blood clots.