16 hours ago Champlain Valley Cardiovascular Associates, (CVCA) is dedicated to providing the most advanced, highest quality cardiac care for the people in Northern Vermont in a caring and compassionate environment. We are committed to working with our patients, patient's families and fellow health care professionals to provide these services in a timely ... >> Go To The Portal
Champlain Valley Cardiovascular Associates, (CVCA) is dedicated to providing the most advanced, highest quality cardiac care for the people in Northern Vermont in a caring and compassionate environment. We are committed to working with our patients, patient's families and fellow health care professionals to provide these services in a timely ...
Patient Portal I’m A Patient Cardiovascular Associates now offers an online tool for patients to access personal health information, communicate with our office, and request information as needed. Our patient portal provides access to request appointments, review test results, request prescription refills and view personal health information.
How do I get access to a patient portal? CVPH will enroll you during your stay at the hospital and provide you with the information you need to log on. When you get home you may visit Patient.Hixny.com, log into the portal and access your health information.
Insurance & Billing - Champlain Valley Cardiovascular Associates - South Burlington, Vermont As a new patient you will meet with our Patient Account Representatives and complete a patient information form and verify your insurance information. Please bring your insurance identification card (s) with you.
To streamline your visit and limit time spent in the waiting room, you may go through pre-registration before the appointment if you haven’t been seen in the last 4 months.That involves a phone call a few days ahead of the visit to verify some basic information about you and your insurance.
An echocardiogram, often referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO, is a sonogram of the heart. Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time imaging.
The Tilt Table Test is used to determine a cause of syncope (fainting or loss of consciousness). There can be different reasons people experience syncope. For some people it is related to an abnormal nervous system reflex causing the heart to slow and the blood vessels to dilate (open up) lowering the blood pressure. When this happens there is a reduced amount of blood to the brain causing one to faint. This type of syncope is called vasovagal, neurocardiogenic or abnormal vasoregulatory syncope and is considered benign (not dangerous or life-threatening), except for the injuries that can happen when one faints unexpectedly. The Tilt Table Test is performed to reproduce (bring on) symptoms of syncope while the person is being closely monitored.
Typically this refers to a pharmacologic cardiac stress test whereby certain medications are administered in order to stimulate the heart to mimic the physiologic effects of exercise. Stress Echocardiography.
The "starvation" may produce symptoms (like chest discomfort or inappropriate shortness of breath), and EKG abnormalities. When a "perfusion tracer" (a nuclear isotope that travels to heart muscle with blood flow) is injected intravenously, it is extracted by the heart muscle in proportion to the flow of blood.
Echocardiography. Echocardiography is a diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers, valves and surrounding structures. It can measure cardiac output and is a sensitive test for inflammation around the heart (pericarditis).
The monitor is worn continuously throughout the day and night and because it is worn for an extended time period, it can help physicians determine if there is a problem with the heart that would not normally be detected with a regular EKG which only checks the patient's heart rhythym for less than a minute.