Prevention and Rehabilitation

At St. John Hospital and Medical Center, we’re working to reduce the numbers of people affected by heart disease in our community. The Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation Program focuses on preventing a first heart attack or stroke while also providing innovative prevention and rehab services to patients after bypass surgery or angioplasty. Our goal? To get you back to your personal best health and fitness.

• Nutritional and Dietary Counseling
• Smoking Cessation
• Exercise Evaluation and Instruction
• Weight Loss Management Program
• Stress Management
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Exercise Maintenance
• Diabetes Exercise Program
• Minimally invasive weight reduction surgery (lap band)
• Support Groups

Non-Invasive Cardiology

The Non-Invasive Lab at St. John Hospital is a leader in the diagnosis of cardiac disease – using the most current diagnostic techniques and technology. With digital echocardiography equipment and other new imaging technologies, our patients receive some of the most advanced cardiovascular diagnostic care in Michigan. Referring physicians appreciate our commitment to streamlined patient scheduling, quick test performance and report generation.

• 64 slice CT Angiography
• Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
• Electrocardiography (EKG)
• Echocardiography   – including Two-Dimensional Echo, Transesophageal Echo (TEE) and Doppler Studies
• Nuclear Cardiology Imaging
• Carotid Doppler and Imaging Studies
• Stress Testing   – including Exercise and Pharmacological Stress Echo and Nuclear Imaging
• Holter and Event Monitoring

Invasive Cardiology

We are unique in our approach to care by providing the only cardiac cath lab that exclusively includes an all RN-trained staff. With state-of-the-art technology and highly trained cardiovascular interventionalists, St. John Hospital offers one of Michigan’s top Invasive Cardiology programs. Physicians from across the country and around the world travel to St. John Hospital to learn the latest interventional techniques. We’re known as pioneers in coronary, peripheral and carotid intervention. We are also involved in device and pharmacologic research that treats vascular disease while easing pain, reducing recovery time and improving patient outcomes.

• Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  – Balloon Angioplasty
  – Intracoronary Stenting including drug-coated stenting
  – Rheolytic Thrombectomy
  – Mechanical Rotational Atherectromy (MRA)
  – Directional Coronary Atherectomy (DCA)
  – Cutting Balloon
  – Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
• Percutaneous Peripheral Procedures – including Carotid Stenting
• Intra Aortic Balloon Pump Therapy (IABP)
• Endomyocardial Biopsy
• Valvuloplasty
• Coronary Laser Therapy
• Carotid Stenting
• Peripheral Laser Therapy specializing in limb salvage

Heart Rhythm Center (aka Electrophysiology)

The expert physicians and staff members in the Electrophysiology Lab at St. John Hospital are pioneering new treatments for abnormal heart rhythm and heart failure. From cardiac resynchronization therapy using special biventricular pacing devices to three-dimensional mapping and catheter ablation of arrhythmias. Our highly trained caregivers led by Electrophysiologists are not only using the latest techniques, they are helping develop them.

• Diagnostic Electrophysiologic Studies
• Ablations of Arrythmias
• Tilt Table Testing
• Non-Invasive Program Stimulation (NIPS)
• Cardioversion
• Implantation of Automatic Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD)
• Implantation of Pacemakers

Cardiovascular Surgery

The Cardiovascular Surgery program at St. John Hospital is a nationally recognized center of excellence. With leading-edge technology and highly trained and experienced cardiovascular surgeons and nurses, St. John Hospital provides advanced care to hundreds of cardiac patients each year. We’re known as pioneers in cardiac surgery – helping to develop new surgical procedures, including robotic bypass and valve surgery.

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (“Beating Heart” Surgery)
• Valve Replacement – including Stentless Valve Technology
• Valve Repair
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
• Surgery for Adult Congenital Defects
• Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
• Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
• Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair
• Surgery for Cardiac Tumors
• Robot-assisted surgery for minimally invasive approach with greater precision