Cardiology
The Division of Cardiology is staffed by Board-Certified Attending Physicians and a team of highly
trained and skilled nurses and technicians offering a full range of diagnostic testing and
interventional treatment options. The Cardiology Division provides the complete continuum of
services and care in multiple clinical areas for both outpatient and inpatient needs. Whether you
are suffering from and/or experiencing symptoms of a coronary condition that may require several
specialized procedures or you are simply having your annual check up, Brookdale’s Cardiology
Division offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to care including:
Non-Invasive Diagnostic Procedures
- Inpatient and outpatient consultation
- EKG
- Trans/Thoracic and Trans/Esophageal Echocardiography
- Stress Testing
- Nuclear Medicine
- Tilt Table Testing
- Holter Monitors
- Event and Loop Recorders
- Diagnostic Ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- Ankle-Brachial Index/PVR for evaluation of peripheral vascular disease
- Complete blood analysis and cardiac risk assessment
Minimally Invasive Procedures
If required, the following are offered:
- Permanent Pacemaker Implantation (including Cardiac Resynchronization Devices)
- Automatic Defibrillator (A.I.C.D.) Implantation
Interventional Cardiology/Cardiac Catheterization
These procedures are performed in a recently renovated laboratory, home of Brooklyn's most advanced state-of-the-art PHILIPS ALLURA FD 20 Imaging Technology.
- Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography
- Primary and Elective Coronary Angioplasty
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Peripheral Angiography
- Peripheral Angioplasty
Comprehensive Arrhythmia Service & Digital Electrophysiology Laboratory
Our recently renovated and expanded laboratory includes the most modern equipment necessary to provide:
- Diagnostic Electrophysiology studies
- RF Ablation Procedures
- Implantation of Permanent Pacemakers
- Implantation of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
- Implantation of Biventricular Pacemakers for cardiac resynchronization
- Inpatient, outpatient and remote monitoring of permanent pacemakers
- Inpatient and outpatient monitoring of implantable defibrillators
- Inpatient and outpatient monitoring of bi-ventricular devices
- Extended event and loop recording
Cardiac Critical Care Unit
If your medical conditions require critical care, we now offer:
- A New Unit with 6 private patient rooms.
- State-of-the-art technology including web-enabled clinical information systems in a spacious area that affords privacy and is conducive to intense treatment and recuperation.
