Cardiac Care at Mountain West Medical Center focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and its connected circulatory system. According to the American Heart Association, 84 million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, affecting blood flow throughout the body. Cardiovascular disease can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other serious complications.
For more information or to schedule a test, please contact:
(435) 843-3856
Caring for our patients and their families is the main focus of our work here in the cardiac care department at Mountain West Medical Center. Testing and care are provided for both inpatients and outpatients and the cardiopulmonary department is available 24/7.
We are associated with the cardiology groups at the Heart Center at St. Marks's Hospital and the University of Utah. We're also proud to be involved with the American Heart Association as a recognized hospital that complies with their cardiac care programs.
Our services:
- Cardiac Event Recording - A portable digital monitor that will record only when activated with an irregular beat or rhythm
- Cardiac Stress Testing - Used to evaluate chest pain and the level of cardiac health during and after exercise
- EKGs - Tests that use ultrasound techniques to record digital images of the heart anatomy and function, allowing the cardiologists to detect abnormalities of the heart valves, muscle and great vessels
- Holter Monitoring - A portable 24-hour digital monitoring device that records each heart beat-a 24-hour EKG
- Nuclear Cardiac Stress Testing - Uses radiotracers to show the radiologist images that help to evaluate cardiac muscle strength
- Pulmonary Function Testing