Cardiac specialists in Ware County

At Memorial Satilla Health, we know exceptional heart care is more than just diagnosing and treating your condition. This is why we take time to explain your care every step of the way, answering your questions and offering you and your family personal attention.

Whether you come to us for heart disease treatment or a cardiac emergency, you can trust our team to provide comprehensive treatment options. Additionally, our cardiac rehabilitation program will help you regain your health and get back to what you love.

For more information about our cardiology services at Memorial Satilla Health, contact our Consult-A-Nurse® team at (800) 352-6762.
Memorial Satilla Health Heart Center Entrance

Cardiac services we offer

Whether you have a cardiac emergency or a planned procedure, we customize our cardiac care services to meet your needs and help you get better as soon as possible. We take a multidisciplinary team approach with heart specialists and doctors from related specialties, such as pulmonology.

Heart conditions we treat

Our cardiologists diagnose and treat a variety of cardiovascular conditions, such as:

  • Arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms)
  • Atrial fibrillation (A-Fib)
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Chest pain
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Heart attack
  • Heart disease
  • Heart palpitations
  • Heart valve disease
  • Hypertension
  • Lipid disorders (cholesterol)
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Shortness of breath
  • Syncope (unexplained loss of consciousness)
  • Vein disease (varicose veins)

Heart and vascular procedures

We offer a full range of treatments for heart and vascular conditions. Using diagnostic tools, such as cardiac catheterizations, electrocardiograms (EKG), echocardiograms (ECHO), exercise stress tests and nuclear studies, our cardiac experts search for signs of heart and blood vessel disease.

Together, our cardiologists, cardiovascular nurses, radiology technologists and nuclear technologists perform more than 1,100 cardiac catheterizations each year, as well as other heart and vascular surgeries.

First-of-its-kind treatment option for advanced heart disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Each year, more than 600,000 people in the United States die of the condition. As people with heart disease grow older and their disease progresses, plaque in the arteries evolves into calcium deposits, which can narrow the artery.

Physicians often use stents to open an artery. Of the approximately one million patients that undergo a stent procedure each year, 30 percent have problematic calcium that increases their risk for adverse events. Calcium makes the artery rigid and more difficult to treat with current technologies and can result in complications for patients who are undergoing stent procedures.

Memorial Satilla now offers a new technology, intravascular lithotripsy or IVL, allowing physicians to safely fracture problematic calcium - using sonic pressure waves - so that the artery can be expanded and blood flow is restored with the placement of a stent without unnecessary complications.

Emergency cardiovascular care

Our cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab) is prepared 24/7 to respond immediately to cardiac emergencies, such as a heart attack. Cardiologists and nurses certified in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) provide rapid response care for patients experiencing heart problems.

Patients experiencing a heart attack are taken to the cath lab for immediate intervention. Our heart experts work to open up blocked arteries and restore normal blood flow.

Signs of a heart attack

If you or a loved one is experiencing a heart attack, it's critical to act as quickly as possible and seek emergency care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms of a heart attack include:

  • Discomfort or pain in the back, jaw or neck
  • Discomfort or pain in your chest
  • Discomfort or pain on one or both shoulders or arms
  • Feeling light-headed, weak or faint
  • Shortness of breath
If you or a loved one is experiencing heart attack symptoms, call 911 immediately.

Cardiac rehabilitation

After a cardiovascular diagnosis, cardiac event or heart surgery, patients often require rehabilitation to rebuild their heart’s strength and endurance. Our pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation program offers a personalized therapy regime for each patient.