Cardiac Care

Cardiac Care

Providing patients a wide range of comprehensive cardiology care in the North Country.

Our Cardiology Team, made up of Daniel van Buren, MD, FACC, Calvin Knowles, PA-C, and Elizabeth LaPointe, PA-C, has significant professional training between the three of them, in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease and Echocardiography. Have peace of mind knowing that our team has extensive experience with:

a medically complex, elderly patient population
a high-volume cardiac center
advanced training in nuclear stress testing, exercise stress testing and echocardiography

AVH, UCVH and WMC now collaborate with the Concord Hospital Health System’s Cardiovascular Institute to provide patients a wide range of comprehensive cardiology care in the North Country. Patients can be seen in the North Country, before interventional procedures, and return home to receive Cardiac Rehabilitation at AVH, UCVH, or WMC and have their follow-up appointments nearby.

Heart and Lung disease is a serious health problem in America today, and our Cardiopulmonary Service staff is committed to helping patients live longer, healthier lives by providing comprehensive, individualized services, including:

Adult cardiology, including on-site consulting cardiology care from board certified cardiologists
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Sleep medicine consultations from a board-certified sleep medicine physician
On site neurology consultations and neurodiagnostics

Non-invasive cardiology tests that cover diagnosis, treatment and preventive care are major tools in fostering heart health among our patients:

Cardiac testing services

Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Echocardiography
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Stress Echocardiogram
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Regular treadmill stress test
Exercise myocardial perfusion test
Lexiscan cardiac perfusion test
Holter monitor
Loop monitor
Event monitor
Pulse Volume Recording

Pulmonary and Neurodiagnostic Tests

Pulmonary function testing
Metabolic testing
Methacholine challenge testing
Electroencephalograms (EEG)
Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)

Also available is the ScottCare® VersaCare Telemetry System, which delivers complete and accurate cardiovascular monitoring technology, data management and services that aid in the surveillance of patients attending a cardiac rehabilitation program. The ScottCare® system will allow the cardiac rehabilitation team to manage and report data more efficiently and securely. It is designed with one goal in mind: removing the need for double documentation, providing staff more time to tend to the patient’s needs.

Elizabeth LaPointe, PA-C, welcomes patients at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster.

For more information, or to make a Cardiology appointment in Lancaster, please call (603) 788-5606.

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