The Phelps Health Heart and Vascular Center is a leading provider of cardiac and vascular care in Rolla and south-central Missouri. We offer advanced care and cutting-edge technology designed to produce the best possible health outcomes for patients. Phelps Health has been designated as a Level III STEMI Center in Missouri.
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Why Choose Phelps Health?
The healthcare providers at the Phelps Health Heart and Vascular Center offer a team approach to treating heart and vascular diseases in order to improve the quality of life for patients. Our cardiologists (doctors who specializes in heart care and diseases of the blood vessels) are dedicated to offering patients a full range of heart and vascular care, including diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation and support.
“When you come through the front door, you are always greeted by friendly faces. The staff at Phelps Health really care about their patients, and that’s why I continue to go back.”
- Don Johnson, Phelps Health Heart and Vascular Center Patient
Conditions We Treat
The Phelps Health Heart and Vascular Center provides treatment for several conditions, including the following:
- Congestive heart failure (when heart does not pump blood well)
- Angina (chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart)
- Arrhythmia disorders (irregular heartbeat)
- Atrial fibrillation (irregular, often rapid heart rate)
- Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease)
- Coronary artery disease (narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Peripheral vascular disease (narrowed blood vessels reduce blood flow to arms, legs)
- Valvular heart disease (damage or disease to heart valves)
- Congenital heart defects
Services We Offer
At Phelps Health, our Heart and Vascular Center providers offer the following services:
- Arterial Doppler/duplex (ultrasounds used to measure blood flow)
- Automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator (AICD) implantation and management (used to monitor a person's heart rate)
- Cardiac catheterization (inserting a small tube or catheter into the blood vessels through to the heart)
- Carotid ultrasound (screening test to look at arteries in the neck)
- Coronary computed tomography angiogram (cardiac CTA) (heart imaging test)
- Echocardiogram (uses sound waves to make images of the heart)
- Electrocardiography (measures electrical activity in the heart)
- Holter and event monitors (small, portable devices that record your heart's electrical activity)
- Inpatient and outpatient consult and follow-up care
- Pacemaker (used to help control heartbeat) implantation and management
- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (improving blood flow to the heart)
- Peripheral vascular angiography and intervention (procedures to diagnose, evaluate and treat blockage in peripheral arteries)
- Stress echocardiogram (ultrasound test to show how well heart pumps blood)
- Stress tests: basic and nuclear (measures blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm)
- Venous Doppler (ultrasound used to check circulation in veins)
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closures
Cardiology Patient Resources
Prepare for your upcoming treatment by listening to the following audio instructions based on your procedure: