Heart Center of Northern Arizona - Verde Valley Medical Center

Welcome to the Heart Center at VVMC, a full-service, healthy heart program providing prevention, diagnostics, treatment and rehabilitation for the Central Arizona community.

VVMC has made exciting advances in locally offered cardiology services over the past several years. The hospitals first Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, which opened in 1999, was the essential first step in developing the life-saving cardiac interventional program which exists today.

Cardiologists perform catheterizations to diagnose narrowing and blockages in coronary arteries. Interventional cardiologists use that information to precisely target the arteries to be opened by balloon and/or stent angioplasty.

At VVMC, interventional cardiologists, supported by an extensive professional team of nurses, technicians and other staff members, provide 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week coverage for emergency catheterization and coronary intervention.

The intervention program is further supported by VVMC's onsite medically dedicated helicopter, Angel 3. During interventional procedures, Angel 3 stands by ready to transport patients if necessary.

In June 2002, VVMC opened a new $2.8 million Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory suite. The lab features a General Electric Innova 2000 ™ Digital Cardiac System, the next generation in cardiac catheterization imaging. Images are completely digital, allowing premier resolution of the coronary arterial system, while minimizing radiation to patients.

VVMC also offers an extensive list of non-invasive cardiology studies and procedures. Non-invasive cardiology procedures currently being performed at VVMC include: EKG, 24 hour holter monitors, event monitor, stress testing (including stress echo and nuclear stress), cardiac ultrasound/echocardiogram and transesophageal echocardiogram.

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ADDITIONAL LINKS

Cardiology physicians

Cardiac health and fitness program

Cardiac cath lab

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CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information, call 928 639-6322 or send an email.

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Verde Valley Medical Center - 269 S. Candy Lane, Cottonwood, Ariz. 86326 - 928 639-6000
VVMC - Sedona Campus - 3700 W. Highway 89A, Sedona, Ariz., 86336 - 928 204-3000