NHRMC Heart Center

New Hanover Regional Medical sets and exceeds high standards for care of patients with heart conditions. Listed below are some examples of how we're dedicated to high quality care for heart patients.

• Code STEMI
• Chest Pain Center
• Core Measures
• Heart Center Awards

NHRMC Heart Center diagnoses and treats a wide range of heart conditions. Click here to learn more about heart disease and other heart conditions,

• What is Heart Disease?
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Aneurysm
• Angina
• Arrhythmia
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
• Heart Valve Disease
• Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
• Syncope

Understanding how each patient's heart and vascular system works is critical to developing an effective treatment plan. The specialists at NHRMC Heart Center use sophisticated imaging and testing technology to get a clear picture of the extent of heart disease or where trouble may be developing. More than 12,000 diagnostic procedures are performed each year at NHRMC Heart Center locations.

Types of cardiac tests performed include:

• Invasive Cardiac Testing
• Echocardiography
• Electrocardiography
• Nuclear Imaging
• Cardiac Calcium Scoring
• Radiographic Tests
• Performance Testing
• Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Outpatient Cardiac Imaging Locations

The cardiology specialist physicians and heart surgeons at New Hanover Regional Medical Center are experts in the science of treating heart disease. The following are some of the treatments and procedures available at NHRMC Heart Center.

Cardiac Surgery
• Coronary Angioplasty
• Coronary Atherectomy
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
• Heart Arrhythmias Treatments/Electrophysiology
• Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Interventional Cardiology Treaments

New Hanover Regional Medical Center Heart Center has teams of clinicians with specialized training in cardiac care to help you recover from your heart procedure in the hospital and learn to care for your heart after leaving the hospital.

• Cardiac Critical Care and Step-Down Units
• Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

NHRMC Heart Center is committed to helping people in our region take care of their hearts so serious problems don’t develop or return after treatment.

These are some of the ways you can get involved in NHRMC’s heart education and outreach programs:

• Red Dress Project:Women & Heart Disease
• Weight Transitions
• Hands Only CPR
• Coastal Heart Cares Support Group