- Primary CareWe work with a patient’s primary care physician to diagnose any heart condition and recommend a treatment regimen. In some situations, minimally invasive therapies such as pacemaker placement, defibrillator placement, or catheter-based balloon and stenting of blood vessels may be necessary.
- Family Practice
- High Cholesterol
- ElectrocardiogramElectrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is one of the simplest and fastest procedures used to evaluate the heart. An EKG records the electrical activity of the heart, shows abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias or dysrhythmias), and detects heart muscle damage.The heart operates by receiving electrical impulses which regulate its rhythm. If your doctor suspects an irregularity with your heart’s rhythm or beat, he might order an electrocardiogram (EKG). An electrocardiogram is a test that measures that electrical activity. The results are displayed as a wave on either a strip of paper or a video screen. By examining the wave pattern, your doctor can see the timing and type of the electrical impulses and use it to see the rhythm and heart rate. Underlying problems with the heart can also be noticed with an electrocardiogram. The results from your first EKG will be used by your doctor to compare future electrocardiogram readings to see if any changes took place which might indicate a problem.
- Internal MedicineOur cardiologists are board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease. All of our cardiologists are well qualified to diagnose heart conditions based on symptoms, physical examination findings, as well as the results of diagnostic studies and tests.
- Stress Management
- UltrasoundWe offer a full range of patient testing in our office, including lab, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, IVR/ABI, ECG, stress testing and SPECT and PET nuclear imaging.
- X-Rays
- Nuclear MedicineThallium/myocardial perfusion scan is a type of nuclear medicine procedure. It is used to assess the blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium) and to determine what areas of the myocardium have decreased blood flow. It is given while the patient is at rest or after exercise that may reveal areas of the heart muscle that are not getting enough blood.
- Vascular SurgeryWith over 10 years of hospital experience, Tesa has always enjoyed working in Cardiology. She started as a LVN working in a set up down intensive care unit in Beaumont, TX. After becoming a Registered Nurse, she transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to care for critically ill patients. After extensive training, she managed continuous renal replacement therapy patients, hypothermia (after cardiac arrest) induced patients, then transferred to the Cardiovascular ICU to care for post-operative Cardiovascular patients after open heart surgery and peripheral vascular surgery. When her family moved to Waco, in 2013, Tesa transferred to Ascension Providence Health Center to work in the ICU where she continued to care for cardiac patients while completing her nursing education.