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Learning you have heart disease or finding out you need to see a heart doctor can be tough. You understandably want the best care possible. After all, heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death among men and women in the U.S., including Pennsylvania. Fortunately, you can find an expert Penn Highlands Healthcare cardiologist in our regional cardiology clinics in Altoona, Brookville, Clearfield, Connellsville, DuBois, Greensburg, Huntingdon, Monongahela, Philipsburg, Punxsutawney, St. Marys, Somerset, State College, Tyrone and Uniontown.

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Heart Doctors Who Provide Comprehensive Cardiac Care

If you have a heart condition, a cardiologist, or heart doctor, can determine what’s causing your symptoms, such as shortness of breath, chest pain or dizzy spells. It’s important to see a cardiologist for these symptoms, as they often require specialized testing, which a cardiologist can perform or order. Penn Highlands cardiologists offer certain types of cardiac testing in their offices or outpatient centers or perform advanced heart tests at one of our nearby hospitals.

If you are diagnosed with a heart disease or problem, a cardiologist is the doctor who will develop your treatment plan. For chronic heart diseases, your cardiologist will help you manage the condition so that you can maintain the healthiest and most active lifestyle possible.

Your cardiologist may prescribe medication, recommend cardiac rehabilitation, or work with you on lifestyle changes. that can help improve your heart health and help you reduce your risk for future heart attacks, strokes or congestive heart failure. Your Penn Highlands cardiologist has the skills and training necessary to perform cardiac catheterization or balloon angioplasty, which is a procedure used to clear blockages in your arteries. Your cardiologist will also work closely with your primary care doctor to maintain your overall health and can refer you to a cardiac surgeon, if needed.

Conditions Heart Doctors Treat

Your Penn Highlands cardiologist has the skill and expertise to diagnose any heart problem. This type of heart doctor typically can treat or manage all of the most common heart problems and will refer you to heart specialists, such as heart surgeons, if necessary.

Some of the conditions our heart doctors treat include:

Angina: Chest pain or discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough blood and oxygen.
Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm: Located in the abdomen, the aorta is the body’s largest artery. When its wall weakens, it bulges and stretches.
Aorta Disease: A group of conditions that affect the aorta which can be life-threatening if untreated.
Arrhythmia: An irregular heartbeat that can be too fast or slow or have an uneven rhythm.
Atherosclerosis: A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
Atrial Fibrillation: A type of irregular heartbeat that occurs when the upper chambers of the heart beat abnormally fast and uneven.
Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Care: Two factors should be checked regularly because they greatly increase the risk of heart problems.
Cardiomyopathy: A disease that affects the heart which makes it difficult for it to pump blood.
Congenital Heart Disease: A heart condition that is present at birth because the heart or blood vessels do not develop normally.
Congestive Heart Failure: A long-term condition that occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body.
Coronary Artery Disease: A condition that occurs due to the narrowing of the coronary arteries which reduces blood flow to the heart.
Deep Vein Thrombosis: When a blood clot forms in a deep vein which causes pain, swelling and potentially serious complications if the clot breaks loose and travel to the lungs.
Heart Attack: When blood flow to the heart is blocked depriving the heart muscle of oxygen.
Heart Blockages: A disruption of electrical signals in the heart that causes an abnormal heart rhythm.
Heart Defects: Structural abnormalities in the heart or blood vessels that are present at birth.
Heart Failure: A serious condition that occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to the body.
Heart Palpitations: A feeling of rapid, irregular or pounding heartbeat.
Heart Valve Disease/Conditions: Occurs when the heart’s valves do not open and close properly which can restrict blood flow.
High Blood Pressure: Also called hypertension, this is a condition where the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high.
Pericardial Disease: A condition that affects the sac that surrounds the heart which is called the pericardium.
Peripheral Artery Disease: A condition that occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the legs or arms narrow or block reducing blood flow.
Peripheral Vascular Disease: A chronic condition that occurs when blood vessels outside of the brain and heart narrow, spasm or become blocked.