Other Services

MRMC is committed to providing you with a wide range of cardiovascular services from prevention, and diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation. During an emergency or for routine treatment, our Board Certified Cardiologist and the staff of Moberly Heart & Vascular Center make the difference in saving lives.

MRMC is an annual performance award hospital for the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines continuous quality improvement program for reducing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease.

MRMC and the Moberly Heart & Vascular Center offers the following services:

* Cardiac Ultrasound - A test that uses sound waves to examine and take pictures of the heart. It is a safe and painless procedure that helps doctors diagnose a variety of heart problems.

* Stress Testing - A special type of test that is used to measure the heart's tolerance for exercise and to detect various forms of heart disease. The most common type of exercise stress test combines some form of mild exercise with an (EKG) to measure the heart's activity both at rest and while working.

* Heart Failure Infusion Therapy - Intravenous drug therapy works to increase the force of the contraction of your heart. This helps to increase the amount of blood that goes to other major organs and systems of the body. The effects of these drugs have been shown to last past the time of infusion and may even improve the function of the heart.

* Vascular Ultrasound - A safe and painless test using sound waves to look at different parts of the body such as the heart, carotid arteries, and veins.

* Pacemaker Insertion - A small device that sends electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintin a suitable heart rate and rhythm. It is implanted just under the skin of the chest during a minor surgical procedure.

* Diagnostic Coronary Angiography - A procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the heart.

* Diagnostic Peripheral Angiography - A procedure that uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the arteries in any of the extremities (hands, arms, feet and legs). Angiograms are used to check for blockages or other problems in an artery.

* Peripheral Inervention - A procedure to open the blocked arteries in any extremity.

* Cardioversion - When a machine called a defibrillator gives a short electric shock to the heart. This shock is given at a certain time during the heartbeat to help it return to normal.

* Electrocardiogram (EKG) - A test that measures the electrical signals that control the rhythm of the heart.

* Cardiac Rehabilitation - A supervised program that includes exercsie, lifestyle changes, education and emotional support for people who have had a heart attack or bypass surgery, or who have other heart problems. Programs are medically supervised and individiually designed to enhance quality of life.