Heart Care in Kansas City

Cardiovascular wellness depends on many factors — like age, gender, and family history. While many of these factors are outside your control, a few small changes can have an immediate and positive impact on your heart health. That’s why we offer free, online heart and stroke risk assessments to identify where and how you can make these adjustments. If found to be at risk, you have the option of an in-person visit with one of our heart experts. Our goal is to raise your awareness and reduce the risks of heart attacks and many other cardiovascular conditions.

Here’s how you can identify your risk of a heart attack or a stroke:

First, complete online, seven-minute assessments for heart disease and stroke. At the end of the free assessment, you can download a summary of your results and share them with your primary care physician, if you choose.

Based on your risk assessment, you can schedule any of the following more comprehensive screenings.

Preventative Cardiac Screening ($35)
This is a one-hour screening performed by a cardiac clinician that includes height, weight, blood pressure, abdominal waist measurement, complete fasting lipid profile and fasting blood sugar. A cardiac clinician will review the results during your personalized consult. They will also discuss diet, exercise and other lifestyle modifications, as well as review further need for testing, if necessary.

Calcium Scoring Package ($50)
This test uses a special X-ray called computed tomography (CT) to detect calcium deposits in the coronary arteries. It is a non-invasive test performed in the Radiology Department that takes approximately five to 10 minutes to complete. A score of zero means that no calcium has been detected and indicates a low-risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), while a higher score is associated with a greater risk for CAD. A cardiologist will read the results and a cardiac nurse will follow up with a phone call. A copy of the results will also be mailed to your home and be sent to your primary care physician. *Please note that a calcium scoring test requires an order in the state of Kansas. Your primary care physician can either write an order for you, or you can receive an order from a cardiology nurse practitioner during the preventative cardiac screening.

Peripheral Vascular Package ($79)
This is a limited screening of the carotid arteries in your neck and the abdominal aorta. The screening also includes an Ankle Brachial Index. The ultrasound portion of the screening is a test that utilizes sound waves to create detailed images of blood flow through the vessels, which can detect narrowing, blockages or bulging due to weakness or damage to the vessel wall. The ABI portion of the screening is an exam that compares blood pressures taken in your arms to the blood pressures in your legs. An abnormal ratio indicates a restriction of blood flow.

To participate, please complete the heart risk assessment and then schedule your screening by calling Call913-676-2505. You also have the option to participate in all three screenings for $99.

*Please note that participants are encouraged to complete the online heart risk assessment prior to registering for any of the above screenings. Please bring your results with you to the screening.

When it comes to your heart, knowledge is key. The sooner the reason for your condition is known, the sooner a solution can be found. That’s why we are home to diagnostic technologies that help formulate a detailed diagnosis with speed and precision. When you have heart disease symptoms, from difficulty sleeping to shortness of breath, we’ll attend to your specific needs with compassion and develop a personalized heart health care plan to put you on the path to healing. Our network gives you access to a wide range of cardiovascular tests and screenings, including:

• Cardiac Catheterizations
• CT Scans
• Dual Isotope Stress Testing
• Echo Vascular Testing
• EKGs
• Holter Monitoring
• MRIs
• Stress Testing
• Tilt Table Testing
• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• X-Rays

Whatever your heart needs for wellness, we’re here for you. From progressive, minimally invasive procedures, to traditional heart surgery and heart-failure program that allows us to create customized heart health plans, our cardiology department combines robust heart disease treatments with tender care for your body, mind, and spirit.

If you experience any heart and vascular issues, we work efficiently to return you and your heart to safety with the utmost attention to your comfort. We have a top-notch interdisciplinary team of expert physicians, neurologists, cardiologists, radiologists, therapists, and more. To meet your needs at any time of day or night, our Chest Pain Center gives you 24-hour access to heart attack treatments, cardiac catheterization, and clinical laboratories as well as radiological, ultrasound, and CT scans. We’re committed to giving you and your heart what you need for long-term, whole-person wellness, including:

• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Atrial Septal Closure Devices
• Angiojets
• Biventricular Synchronizations
• Patent Foraman Ovale (PFO) Closure
• Cardioversions
• Diagnostic Fluoroscopy
• Gene Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease
• Heart Biopsies
• Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators
• Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) / Impella
• Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTCA)
• Intracoronary and Drug-Eluting Stents
• Intracoronary Ultrasounds
• Lymphedema Treatments
• Non-Surgical Septal Reductions (HOCM)
• Open Heart Surgeries
• Pericardiocentesis
• Permanent Pacemakers
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Temporary Transvenous Pacemakers
• Vascular Studies Interventions and Stenting
• Electrophysiology

When it comes to your heart health, sometimes cardiac surgery is the right call. If that's the case, trust in a team of board-certified surgeons that have earned national recognition for their expertise in achieving some of the best results. Our experts perform a number of cardiovascular procedures, including:

• Aneurysm Repairs
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgeries
• Intra-Op Transesophageal Echocardiograms and Epi-Aortic Doppler
• Microwave Ablations for Atrial Fibrillation
• Off-Pump Bypass
• Septal Defect Repairs
• Transmyocardial Laser Revascularizations
• Thorascopies
• Heart Valve Replacements and Repairs

If you’ve gone through a heart event, you’ll work closely with your care team to create a cardiac rehabilitation program designed to optimize your physical, mental, and spiritual health. These may include three phases: in-patient, outpatient, and management. At every stage, our cardiology department works to improve your heart’s performance after a heart surgery or procedure and reduce the risk of future heart attacks and other cardiac events by stabilizing, slowing, or even reversing the progression of cardiovascular disease. With us, your heart health is personal.

At AdventHealth, our commitment to providing quality cardiovascular care is a passion that comes to life not only in our hospital, but throughout the community. Our unique One Day At A Time Support Group helps patients and their families adjust to lifestyle changes following a stroke. We also offer free health workshops and public education courses on subjects ranging from awareness and prevention of stroke to gardening, nutrition, and quitting smoking. The AdventHealth network provides our friends and neighbors with quality health care in a setting that’s close to home. Because strengthening the cardiovascular health of our community is the heart of what we do.