Heart Screenings & Diagnosis

Protect your heart’s health by taking advantage of screenings and diagnostic tests at Owensboro Health. Screenings are the first step in identifying a potential heart condition. If a screening reveals an abnormality, or you’re experiencing symptoms of a heart problem, diagnostic procedures can pinpoint where your cardiovascular system needs help.

Comprehensive Heart Tests & Screenings

You’ll benefit from Owensboro Health’s advanced technology that helps you get the most accurate assessment of your heart’s health.

Your doctor may recommend one of these diagnostic procedures:

• Blood pressure screening - Only a screening can reveal if you have high blood pressure, which increases your risk of heart disease but usually shows no symptoms.
• Cardiac Catheterization - A minimally invasive procedure in which a cardiologist inserts a catheter into a vein and threads it up to your heart.
• Cardiac Scoring using a variety of screening exams to calculate a patient's risk of Heart Disease
• Diagnostic Telemetry to keep a patient's radiologist in contact with the Owensboro Health Heart staff at all times
• Electrocardiogram (EKG) – Places electrodes on your chest to measure your heart’s electrical activity
• Electrophysiology studies (EP) to detect abnormal heart tissue that causes Arrhythmia (Irregular Heart Rate). Therapies include temporary and permanent Pacemaker Placement and Automatic Defibrillator Implementation.
• Heart CT Scan
  • Coronary Calcium Scan – Checks for calcium buildup in your arteries
  • CT Angiography – Examines the coronary arteries, which send blood to your heart
  • Noninvasive fractional flow reserve derived from coronary CT Angiography
• Heart Monitoring
  • Holter Monitor – Attaches electrodes to your chest for one or two days to record your heart’s rhythms
  • Implantable Loop Recorder, or Insertable Cardiac Monitor – Places a tiny device under your skin to record the heart’s electrical activity over a long period of time
• Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Nuclear Stress Test – Measures how well blood flows to the heart by using radioactive material
• Pericardiocentesis – Removes and examines fluid that’s pressing on your heart
• Peripheral Vascular Arterial Test
• Remote Monitoring of Pacemakers and Defibrillators
  • Patient-Activated Event Recording using a device worn by patients for one to four weeks to record symptoms
• Right-Heart Catheterization – Threads a tiny tube (catheter) through your blood vessels to monitor blood flow and blood pressure
• Tilt Table Test – Helps diagnose fainting or light-headedness by measuring your heart rate and blood pressure as you lie on a table that slowly tilts upward
• Treadmill Stress Testing to assess the performance of a patient's Cardiovascular System
• Ultrasound Imaging
  • Carotid Artery Ultrasound
  • Echocardiogram – Painlessly creates pictures of your heart
  • Stress echo – Measures how your heart responds to exercise or a drug that simulates the effect of exercise
  • Intravascular Ultrasound – Looks at the coronary arteries, which send blood to your heart
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE), a special type of imaging test that uses high frequency sound waves to monitor heart function
  • Renal Ultrasound

Echocardiography Accreditation Means Excellent Care

Owensboro Health Regional Hospital is accredited in adult Transthoracic Echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. So rest assured a skilled Sonographer will use sophisticated equipment to perform your exam, and a highly qualified doctor will interpret the results. That means you’ll receive the informed diagnosis you need to get personalized recommendations for treatment.