Take Control of Your Heart Health!

THERE’S GOOD NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HEART DISEASE! Macon Community Hospital proudly offers a comprehensive range of advanced cardiac care capabilities including a 24/7 Emergency Room in the event of a heart attack or stroke, preventative diagnostic testing, a variety of specialty services, and therapeutic care related to a full range of cardiovascular conditions.

TALK TO ONE OF OUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS about available screenings designed to help evaluate and monitor blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, and overall heart health. We can also help you with scheduling cardiac, pulmonary or respiratory therapy, follow-up screenings and much more.

FORTUNATELY, 80% OF HEART DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE, and we’ve got the technology and expertise to provide your family with the peace of mind that comes from having extraordinary cardiac care available right here, close to home.

Testing Services

A quick, non-invasive test that records the heart’s electrical activity to assess rhythm, rate and conduction. Useful in detecting arrhythmias, previous heart injury or monitoring treatment. Cleveland Clinic+2Johns Hopkins Medicine+2

A wearable device you use during your normal daily routine for one to two days. It continuously records your heart’s rhythm to capture irregularities or symptoms that a brief EKG might miss. Mayo Clinic+2MedlinePlus+2

Extended duration monitoring beyond the standard 24-48 hour period to detect intermittent or infrequent heart rhythm issues over days to weeks. (Often used when symptoms are not captured in shorter tests.) NCBI+1

Also called a stress EKG: you walk on a treadmill (or bike) while connected to heart monitoring to see how your heart responds to exercise. Helps assess blood flow, rhythm and heart function under stress. torontoheartcentre.ca+2NCBI+2

This combines treadmill exercise with a trace-injected imaging study. After exercise, images show how well blood flows to the heart muscle under stress versus rest, helping identify areas with reduced perfusion. cardiology.weillcornell.org+2Stanford Health Care+2

When a patient cannot exercise adequately, medication is used to simulate stress in the heart while imaging is done to assess blood flow and identify potential blockages or ischemia. Advanced Heart and Vascular Institute+1

An ultrasound-based stress test that uses imaging of the heart chambers and valves before and after exercise (or medication) to evaluate how the heart structure and function respond under stress. austinregionalclinic.com+1

An echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) that uses a contrast “bubble” injection to enhance detection of shunts or abnormal blood flow between heart chambers (such as a patent foramen ovale) and better visualize heart structure and function.

TEE ultrasound technology provides highly detailed images of the heart and its internal structures. Our heart experts use TEE to detect blood clots, evaluate heart valves, and guide treatment for arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats) and many other heart conditions.

A low-dose CT scan that measures the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries. The resulting “calcium score” helps assess the presence of atherosclerotic plaque and stratify heart disease risk. Cleveland Clinic+2Mayo Clinic+2

A non-invasive CT imaging test that, with contrast dye, visualizes the coronary arteries and other heart structures in three-dimensional detail. It helps detect narrowing or blockages in the vessels supplying the heart.

Cardioversion is a medical procedure used to restore an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) to a normal rhythm. It involves delivering an electrical shock to the heart through electrodes placed on the chest.

Purpose:

  • Treat arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia
  • Restore regular heart rhythm and improve cardiac function

Clinic Services

Cardiology

Dr. Koch: Monday and Tuesday, 9am-4pm
Dr. Lee: Thursday, 9am-4pm
Dr. Coy: PRN when providers are out-of-office

Heart Failure Clinic
Katie Stewart, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC: 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month, 8am-3pm

Pacemaker Clinic
Formal checks the 3rd Tuesday of each month

For more information please contact us at 615-688-7982.