Western Reserve Heart Care, a
cardiology testing and treatment facility, recently opened a full service
vascular lab to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial
disease, carotid artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm and deep vein
thrombosis. These services complement the full spectrum of ICAEL and
ICANL-certified cardiac testing available at Western Reserve Heart Care,
including echocardiography and nuclear stress testing.

“By offering vascular screening, diagnosis and treatment from our lab
in Hudson, we are able to care for patients with an increased risk of heart
attack or stroke effectively, right here within the community,” said Dr.
Emil Hayak, founder and medical director of Western Reserve Heart Care.
“This is one of the few vascular labs of this type in Northeast Ohio.”

Tests performed include evaluations of circulation in the legs, veins
for blood clots, carotid arteries to evaluate for potential stroke risk,
and abdominal aorta to assess potential aneurysms. The vascular laboratory
offers a comprehensive array of non-invasive tests including the
ankle-brachial index (ABI), carotid duplex ultrasonography, abdominal
ultrasound, and the venous doppler ultrasonography.

Dr. Brendan Duffy will be overseeing operations, diagnosis, and patient
care at the vascular center. Dr. Duffy joined Western Reserve Heart Care in
July and is a vascular specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of
arterial disease.

Western Reserve Heart Care received its echocardiography accreditation
from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography
Laboratories (ICAEL) in December 2007, and its nuclear medicine
accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of
Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) in March of 2008.

Western Reserve Heart Care’s friendly environment and in-house
equipment provide a much less stressful alternative to a hospital visit.
The facility itself was designed with patient comfort in mind, with ample
parking and comfortable patient waiting areas.

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