Cardiac Care

Overview

Southlake’s Cardiac Care Program is committed to providing advanced cardiac services closer to home for the residents living within York Region, Simcoe County, and Muskoka Region.

A physician’s referral is required for the majority of services offered to patients by the regional program. It is the responsibility of the referring doctor to communicate and discuss test results with their patients.

Cardiac Diagnostics & Clinics

A number of tests are available at Southlake to assist in the diagnosis of individuals who are displaying symptoms of heart disease. They include:

Cardiology Clinic
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram
Echocardiogram
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Exercise Stress Test
Holter Monitor
Nuclear Cardiac Stress Test
Stress Echocardiogram
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

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Cardiac Prevention & Rehabilitation

Southlake’s Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation program is specifically designed to improve overall heart health in individuals who are at risk or who suffer from cardiovascular disease. It offers the following services:

Heart Function Clinic
HeartWorks

• 24-Hour Blood Pressure Testing
• Cardiac Pre-Hab
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Hypertension Clinic
• Lipid Clinic

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Cardiac Surgery

Southlake’s cardiac surgery team is qualified and equipped to perform a number of open heart surgical procedures. They include:

Coronary Bypass Surgery (CABG)
Beating Heart Surgery
Heart Valve Surgery
Atrial or Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery
Aneurysm Repair

The following patient care areas are key components of the cardiac surgery program:

Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
Cardiovascular Surgery Inpatient Unit
Pre-Operative Clinic

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Comprehensive Arrhythmia

The Comprehensive Arrhythmia Program at Southlake provides a variety of sophisticated techniques to detect and treat abnormal heart rhythms. They include:

Electrophysiology Studies (EPS)
Ablation Procedures
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion
Implantable Loop Recorder
Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
Tilt Table Testing

The program also offers an ICD/Pacemaker Assessment and Follow-Up Clinic.

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Invasive/Interventional

The Regional Cardiac Care Program’s Invasive/Interventional team provides the following sophisticated procedures in the Hospital’s state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratories:
Angiogram
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)/Angioplasty

Patient education and assessment is provided through the program’s PCI Clinic .

Other procedures performed by the team include intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), fractional flow reserve (FFR), intracoronary thrombectomy, and distal protection for vein graft procedures.

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Medical Cardiology

Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
Medical Cardiology Unit

Resource Materials

For Health Care Professionals
Patient Education Materials
Related Links

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Members of the Regional Cardiac Care Program Team

Southlake’s Regional Cardiac Care Program features an experienced team of health care professionals consisting of:

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