From outpatient consultation to treatment in our Congestive Heart Failure Clinic to counseling for a heart transplant, Care New England is structured to care for you from diagnosis to treatment. With specialists like those from Brigham and Women's Cardiovascular Associates at Care New England, who provide a broad spectrum of cardiac services, you can rest assured that a personalized approach to your care will always be a priority. We perform our own pre-admission testing appointments here in the office prior to our procedures.
Our general services include:
Exercise and pharmacological stress testing
including:
We have consultative cardiology coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Our team of Care New England cardiologists also offers inpatient evaluations, outpatient evaluations at one of our convenient sites, preoperative assessment, diagnostic testing review and second opinions for complex cases.
Specially trained nurses staff the cardiac care units at the Care New England hospitals. One-on-one nursing care is provided for patients requiring cardiac intensive care treatments.
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization labs, essential to identifying the severity of coronary disease, are located at Kent, Memorial and Women & Infants hospitals. The technology makes your procedure (including trans-radial access) as safe as possible and reduces your exposure to radiation.
Our advanced services include:
We offer an array of advanced imaging modalities, including transesophageal echocardiography and vascular ultrasound imaging, to identify complex heart valve disease, advanced vascular ultrasound imaging, and cardiac CT technology to identify coronary disease and coronary calcium build-up.
This service, led by Dr. Bruce Koplan, provides a full range of consultative and procedural services focused on the heart's electrical system, including:
Led by Dr. Alice Kim, this service provides consultation for the management of complex valvular heart disease and referrals for valve surgery or valve procedures.
This service, led by Dr. Garrick Stewart, provides a local resource for patients who have difficult cases of heart failure. Patients evaluated in this clinic can be considered for a heart transplant or other procedures.
This service, led by Dr. Fred Wu, provides consultation for patients with pulmonary hypertension and symptoms that might require advanced medical or interventional management. This clinic also serves adult patients with a history of congenital heart disease requiring local follow up.
We have established a number of cardiac programs, ensuring patients receive the highest quality care. We work closely with our colleagues at Brigham and Women's Hospital, managing each and every case with a personalized approach. We also offer a support group to defibrillator/ICD patients.
Care New England was awarded a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Grant to develop a system-wide infrastructure that allows for improved communication and technology use between providers related to the care of patients with congestive heart failure. The goal of the program is to reduce hospital readmissions for congestive heart failure.
Care New England cardiovascular services has active clinical trials that are recruiting patients in such areas as arrhythmia, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease.
One of the most important goals of the cardiovascular program at Care New England is to educate and support patients in their local communities. From "Day of Dance" celebrations related to women's cardiovascular health to support groups for defibrillator/ICD patients, Care New England cardiologists are committed to community service. Call (401) 681-4996 to learn more.
Our experienced Care New England Wellness Center team will work with you to create an individualized exercise program to meet your specific needs. An exercise physiologist will provide weekly blood pressure and heart rate readings, and ECG and glucose monitoring as needed. The cardiac maintenance team will educate you about nutrition, lifestyle modification and weight loss to help you on your journey to a healthier lifestyle. We now offer a cardiac rehab program at the Wellness Center at 2191 Post Rd in Warwick. Please visit the Cardiac Wellness Program or call (401) 732-3066 to learn more.