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Providence Valve Center at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

  • Carotid artery ultrasound

    This test uses ultrasound to evaluate the arteries on each side of your neck that lead to your head.  During this test you will lie flat on your ...
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  • Echocardiogram

    An echocardiogram (also called an echo) is a type of ultrasound test that uses high-pitched sound waves that are sent through a device called a transd...
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  • Nuclear cardiology (heart perfusion imaging)

    A cardiac perfusion scan measures the amount of blood in your heart muscle at rest and during exercise. It is often done to find out what may be causi...
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  • Valve repair and replacement

    Valve replacement surgery is an open-heart procedure in which the damaged valve is removed and replaced with a new valve. View a slideshow on aortic v...
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  • Valvuloplasty

    During this procedure, a thin flexible tube called a catheter is inserted through an artery in the groin or arm and threaded into the heart. When th...
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  • Cardiac MRI

    Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is done for many reasons. It is used to find problems such as tumors, bleeding, injury, blood vessel diseases, or inf...
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  • Robotic-assisted cardiac surgery

    If you have been told you need coronary artery bypass surgery, ask your doctor about da Vinci® Surgery for coronary artery disease. This surgery is pe...
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  • Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure

    It is deployed to expand each disc on either side of the defect, closing off the hole and providing a foundation for growth of tissue over the occlusi...
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  • Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve

    The PARTNER II Clinical Trial is designed to investigate the next generation transcatheter aortic valve, the Edwards SAPIEN XT, in both intermediate a...
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