- Nutritional CounselingA healthy diet is the key part of a heart-healthy lifestyle. Read below for articles, tips and heart-friendly recipes you can incorporate into your life.
- Smoking CessationIowa Vascular Institute surgeons include your personal physician as a member of the patient care team. The surgeons also promote healthy lifestyle choices among their patients through smoking cessation, dietary management, exercise and vitamin therapy.
- Sleep DisordersRegularly getting a good night's sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health. Sound sleep allows your body to recharge and heal itself. But if you're one of the millions of Americans who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or other sleep disorders, your body is fighting a losing battle against fatigue, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other diseases.
- High Cholesterol
- Emergency Care
- ElectrocardiogramStress echocardiography — is a test to evaluate your heart's performance at rest and with exercise while you are closely monitored. It includes a treadmill or bike exercise test, an electrocardiogram (EKG), and an echocardiogram (echo/ultrasound).
- Pregnancy
- Stress ManagementWorking together with you and your doctor, our cardiac rehab staff will design an individualized recovery plan of cardiac rehabilitation exercises, education and medical treatment. Our program builds on dietary, stress management and exercise guidelines. Your families and friends are invited to share in this learning experience.
- Diabetes Care
- UltrasoundEchocardiography/ultrasound — use ultrasound, or high frequency sound waves, to create graphic images of the heart's structures, pumping action and direction of blood flow.
- MRICardiac MRI — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic procedure that allows physicians the ability to view specific areas of your body in great detail using a strong magnet and radiofrequency waves.
- Computed TomographyCardiac PET / CT — A cardiac Positron Emission Tomography — Computed Tomography evaluates the flow of blood to the heart muscle. It combines the functional information from a PET exam with the anatomical information from a CT exam into one single test.
- Minimally Invasive SurgeryTraditional surgery usually requires invasive procedures through large incisions, followed by a longer stay in the hospital. Minimally invasive surgery, also known as laparoscopic or endoscopic surgery, is possible thanks to advancements in engineering and computer technology.
- Vascular SurgeryOur vascular surgery department is dedicated to bringing world-class vascular disease care to MercyOne Iowa Heart Center. Common vascular surgical procedures performed include...
- Robotic Surgery
- Diabetic Foot Care