Cardiology

Heart disease symptoms vary depending on your condition and can be different for men and women. Common symptoms include:

• Pressure, burning, aching or tightness in the chest
• Nausea
• Pain that travels down one or both arms
• Jaw pain
• Fatigue, exhaustion
• Anxiety
• Chest pressure, squeezing or discomfort
• Back pain
• Shortness of breath
• Feeling of fullness
• Women sometimes experience indigestion, back pain and shortness of breath with or without chest pain

If you or someone you know is experiencing any of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 right away.

Our Heart and Vascular Center offers expert treatment options for a wide range of heart conditions, from emergent issues such as heart attacks and strokes to chronic conditions like heart disease and heart failure. These include:

• Angina (Chest Pain)
• Atherosclerosis (Blocked Arteries)
• Cardiac Arrest
• Cardiomyopathy in Adults (Enlarged Heart)
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Chest Pain
• Cholesterol
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Endocarditis
• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Heart Valve Problems and Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Lymphedema
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Myocarditis
• Pericarditis
• Peripheral Artery Aneurysms
• Valvular Heart Disease

Treatments

Our cardiac patients benefit from innovative education, preventive health programs, the latest technologies and therapeutic options, clinical trials and a robust cardiac rehab program. Heart disease treatment options include:

• Cardiac Catheterization
• Heart Surgery
• Medications
• Pacemakers and Defibrillators
• Percutaneous coronary intervention (Angioplasty)
• Valve Replacement and Repair
• Clinical Trials

Post Care

Your Doylestown Health cardiologist will create a personalized plan for your recovery and goals depending on your diagnosis and treatment. Post care may include education, lifestyle changes, medication, and monitored Cardiac Rehabilitation.

• Not smoking
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Developing an active lifestyle
• Managing your diabetes or prediabetes
• Maintaining healthy blood pressure
• Lowering cholesterol

We provide a variety of resources, classes and events to support your heart health journey.

• Heart Strong exercise program
• Heart and Vascular Rehab: A medically supervised exercise and education program that helps you safely condition your heart
• Clinical Trials: The Heart and Vascular Center actively participates in clinical trial research. To learn more about a clinical trial related to your medical condition, call us at 215.345.2328.