Cardiology
For the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease
The Southern Illinois Heart Institute (SIHI)
offers a full range of state-of-the-art services for diagnosing, treating and preventing heart disease. Our patients benefit from our highly credentialed physicians and state-of-the art technologies, as well as our commitment to superior patient outcomes.
Located on the campus of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, we perform more than 3,700 diagnostic and interventional procedures in our Cardiac Catheterization Lab each year, and have treated more than 30,000 heart patients from Southern Illinois since opening in 1996. The hospital’s Cardiac Cath lab has been serving patients even longer – since 1986.
Our highly trained medical team has the experience and skill needed to determine the most effective, least extreme course of treatment for each patient. They take the time to listen and answer your questions, providing the personal attention and care to help put your mind at ease along the way.
The Southern Illinois Heart Institute’s services include:- Cardiac catheterization (inpatient and outpatient)
- Stent placement/angioplasty
- Stress testing
- Pacemaker
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
- Cardiac and transesophogeal echos
- Cardioversions
- Halter monitoring and Tilt Table Testing Holter
- Coronary artery bypass graft (open heart) surgery
- Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG)
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Nutritional counseling and education
We also operate a full electrophysiology lab where we perform a wide range of studies, tests and ablations.
For more information about the Southern Illinois Heart Institute, visit its website at www.sihi.org.
In 2004, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital became the first hospital in the St. Louis metropolitan area to be designated as an accredited Chest Pain Center. This accreditation attests that St. Elizabeth’s meets strict criteria for recognizing and treating patients who come to the emergency room with heart attack symptoms.
The Vascular Lab at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, which treats patients for vascular diseases, is accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
For more information and educational presentations on early heart attack care,
visit ehac.org.
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