What's Your Heart's Real Age?
Are you young at heart? Or have lifestyle factors or family history made your heart old beyond your years?
Take Carlsbad Medical Center's free heart risk assessment to find out your heart's relative age and to learn more about your personal risk factors. You'll also receive tips to help you take control of your heart health and an instant report to share with your doctor.
Taking good care of your heart can help reduce your risk of heart disease and help you live a long and healthy life. The heart care team at Carlsbad Medical Center is with you every step of the way - from preventive screenings and lifestyle support, through minimally invasive treatments and life-saving emergency care.
Why Choose Us?
The cardiac care teams at Carlsbad Medical Center provide heart care services - from helping you create a heart-healthy lifestyle to performing potentially lifesaving procedures in emergency situations.
- Carlsbad Medical Center is an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by ACC Accreditation Services (American College of Cardiology).
- Carlsbad Medical Center is designated as the official STEMI-receiving hospital in Eddy County. A STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) is a serious heart attack in which a major artery to the heart is completely blocked.
- Carlsbad Medical Center is a recipient of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital Accreditation, which reflects our commitment to providing safe and effective patient care.
Our Services Include:
- Advanced diagnostic and imaging technology to find heart disease early, when it's most treatable
- Cardioversions
- Transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE)
- Echocardiograms (ECHO)
- Cardiac stress tests (treadmill and chemical)
- Transradial cardiac catheterizations
- Cardiac surgical clearance
- Emergent cardiac interventions
- PCI/Stents
- Cardiac medication regulation
- Women's heart health
- Cardiology consultations
- Treatments for chronic and new onset atrial fibrillation (A-fib)
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary emboli (PE) treatment
- Placement and management of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
- Cardiac rehabilitation that combines education, support and exercise therapy (coming soon)
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