Cardiac Services at Mercy Medical Center Merced

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records electrical signals from your heart to check for heart conditions.

An angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries.

Cardiac rehabilitation often involves exercise training, emotional support and education about lifestyle changes to reduce your heart disease risk.

An echocardiogram (ECHO) is a test that uses ultrasound to show how your heart and valves are working.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), formerly known as angioplasty with a stent, is a non-surgical procedure that involves the insertion of a catheter in a vein in the leg that is fed to the heart to put a stent in place. This stent is used to open up blood vessels that are narrowed due to plaque deposits.

A heart MRI uses a powerful magnetic field, radio waves and a computer to produce detailed pictures of the structures within and around the heart.

A cardiac nuclear scan is an imaging test that uses special cameras and a radioactive substance called a tracer to create pictures of your heart.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital condition in which the ductus arteriosus does not close as it should within the first few hours after birth, which can cause blood to flow into the lungs. Diagnosis of this condition is typically done using a chest X-ray and an echcardiogram to view the heart's size and the flow of blood through the ductus arteriosus.

A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) uses still or moving images of the internal parts of the heart which checks for problems with your heart and any problems in the blood vessels near your heart.