Cardiology

Heart Care at Garnet Health

Your heart is the hardest-working muscle in your body. When it is not working effectively, you may experience a range of symptoms from chest pain to heart palpitations, and you might even be at risk for a heart attack. 

It helps to have heart care experts and primary care doctors to monitor your heart health and address any symptoms you experience. Garnet Health offers the latest in heart care in Orange and Sullivan counties, from minimally invasive surgeries to emergency care and cardiac rehabilitation. 

Heart Conditions We Treat

Our heart center is equipped with advanced technologies and experienced cardiologists. We treat a wide variety of heart conditions, such as:

• Aortic aneurysms
• Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cerebrovascular conditions, such as stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Congenital heart defects
• Coronary artery disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Heart attack
• Heart valve disease and related issues, such as stenosis, regurgitation and prolapse
• Palpitations and atrial fibrillation
• Peripheral artery disease

Diagnosis & Treatment

Once our specialists suspect a heart condition, they will refer you for Cardiac Diagnostic Testing, where scans and other diagnostic tests will confirm an accurate diagnosis. Some of these imaging services include:

• Cardioversion
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (EKG)
• Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• Holter monitor testing
• Pacemaker maintenance 
• Pulmonary function testing
• Stress echocardiography, stress echo
• Stress testing, including exercise, pharmacological and nuclear stress tests
• Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

When Garnet Health cardiologists and specialists identify the cause of your heart condition, they will collaborate to develop a care plan for you. They treat heart disease using the latest procedures, including: 

• Angioplasty, with Garnet Health being the first to offer diagnostic, emergency and elective angioplasty in Orange County
• Cardiothoracic (open heart) surgery
• Cardiac medications, ranging from blood thinners and antiplatelet therapy to ACE inhibitors (to stimulate blood flow), beta blockers and more 
• Cardiac rehabilitation facilities that have been certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Cardiac device and aid placement, including cardioverter defibrillator, insertable cardiac monitor, pacemaker and more
• Electrophysiology
• Interventional cardiology, including cardiac catheterization procedures.
• Intravascular ultrasound
• Post-cardiac arrest hypothermia
• Structural heart services, including heart valve procedures, such as TAVR and WATCHMAN
• Vascular surgery

Garnet Health provides expert heart care in Orange and Sullivan counties, including Middletown, Harris and Callicoon, NY.