Cardiology
Cardiology is the medical treatment of diseases of the heart and parts of the circulatory system. Cardiologists are the doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating these conditions.
Cardiovascular care in Lee's Summit, Missouri
Lee's Summit Medical Center – a part of HCA Midwest Health - specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, recovery and prevention of diseases and disorders of the heart for people in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and surrounding communities.
Our specialists provide caring support throughout your experience and provide advanced technologies and treatments to help you beat heart disease.
Health Risk Assessments
Answering a few questions can help you determine if you need to speak to your doctor.
Answering a few questions can help you determine if you need to speak to your doctor.
Our team approach to care delivery focuses on the patient to accomplish rapid diagnosis and treatment. You are in capable hands when arriving at Lee's Summit Medical Center, where our highly trained staff are prepared to quickly determine how best to treat your symptoms, depending upon the condition of your heart.
When its time to get to the ER
Even if you are familiar with the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, if there is a reason for concern, it is always good to be safe and seek medical attention quickly.
At Lee's Summit Medical Center's emergency room, cardiologists and other medical professionals are experts at treating the cause of your symptoms and most importantly, saving your life in the event of a heart attack.
Backed by the area's largest healthcare network of award-winning, accredited chest pain centers, your chance of surviving a heart attack improves drastically.
Every second counts when experiencing chest pain. Don't drive—call 911.
Cardiac testing
We have worked with other Midwest Heart Care facilities in the Kansas City area to develop a sophisticated imaging network that stores the actual images recorded during cardiac angiography, echocardiography or EKG. Our patients can feel confident that their heart history is immediately available to our qualified heart care specialist no matter where they are.
Tests we perform at Lee's Summit include:
- 16-slice computerized tomography (CT)
- Angiogram
- Arterial doppler
- Cardiac imaging
- Cardiac ultrasound
- Coronary angiography
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Electrophysiology study
- Exercise stress test
- Holter monitoring
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Myocardial perfusion imaging
- Tilt table testing
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
Coronary calcium scoring
A CT scan for a coronary calcium score is a convenient and noninvasive way of evaluating your risk for a heart attack. This scan shows the location and extent of calcified plaque in the walls of coronary arteries.
The coronary calcium scoring scan takes five to 10 minutes and is noninvasive, so there's no pain and no injections. The results of this can help your physician detect coronary artery disease, which is a leading cause of heart attacks in men and women.
This test isn't covered by most health insurance or health plans. The test fee is $50, payable by check, credit card or cash at the time of service.
Wondering if you or a loved one is at risk for heart disease?
Peripheral Vascular PV Clinic
Patients diagnosed with heart disease are at significantly higher risk of developing other vascular diseases, which can lead to high blood pressure, heart attack, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), or other serious conditions.
The PV Clinic at Lee's Summit Medical Center was developed with these patients in mind and offers early screening and detection that can prevent vascular disease from worsening.
To learn more or to schedule an appointment with the PV Clinic, call (816) 607-2950.
Cardiac rehab
The accredited cardiac rehabilitation program at Lee's Summit Medical Center is a medically supervised exercise program designed to improve cardiovascular health for people who have or are at high risk for heart disease. Patients enrolled in this program are given tailored support and guidance in achieving cardiovascular fitness through exercise and nutrition.
In addition to setting individual exercise plans, the cardiac rehabilitation program staff provides counseling and continuing education to help patients control or eliminate cardiac risk factors and make a lifetime commitment to a heart-healthy lifestyle outside of the hospital.
Care Connect
We've created a program called Care Connect that makes healthcare easier to navigate. It connects you to the right care at the right time and keeps you and your loved ones healthy.
Care Assure, one of Care Connect's programs, allows us to screen the results of tests performed during an emergency or doctor's visit to identify any warning signs and prevent emergencies such as a heart attack or a stroke. If the results show you're at risk for a possible cardiac episode, a trained nurse will contact you to connect you to the care you need to help prevent a future emergency.
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