When you come to any Crozer-Keystone hospital for a diagnosis of a suspected heart condition, you are immediately evaluated by a highly-trained and educated team of heart specialists. The team determines how serious your condition is through a series of diagnostic tools and services, and recommends the appropriate treatment.
The following diagnostic procedures and tests are performed across the Crozer-Keystone Health System hospitals:
Noninvasive, Semi-invasive Procedures
Noninvasive and semi-invasive procedures diagnose your heart problem with instruments that are used outside the body. Non- and semi-invasive procedures include:
- Doppler Echocardiogram
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECC or EKG)
- Holter Monitoring
- Pharmacologic Nuclear Stress Testing
- Stress Echocardiogram (Exercise or Pharmacologic)
- Tilt Table Testing
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram
- Treadmill Exercise Testing
Invasive Procedures
Invasive procedures diagnose your heart problem with instruments that are used inside the body. Invasive procedures include: