For Patients

Preventing Heart Disease

The University of Louisville Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is pleased to offer its first heart clinic specializing in the prevention of heart disease, the Preventive Cardiology Clinic.

The keys to heart health is a healthy lifestyle and treating issues that may develop before they injure your heart. If you have any of the following, you can benefit from evaluation:

• High Blood Pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Family History of Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Smoker
• Overweight
• Decreased Physical Activity

Heart Care:

UofL cardiologists embrace a multi-faceted approach to heart care. The group features subspecialists who are leaders in:

• Cardiac CT
• Cardiac MRI
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
• 3-D Echocardiography
• Peripheral Intervention
• Coronary Intervention
• Electrophysiology
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Women’s Cardiovascular Health
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Preventive Cardiology

The diversity of the group makes UofL Cardiology the practice of choice for the diagnosis and treatment of the region’s most challenging cases. For instance, the group employs a specialized stress testing regimen that is able to accurately diagnose patients who cannot withstand traditional stress testing.