Cardiovascular Diseases We Treat

Our heart specialists treat a wide range of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease and aortic valve disease. We deliver excellence in treating obstructive coronary artery disease and heart valve disease, which can affect the aortic, mitral, pulmonary, or tricuspid valves.

We treat:

• Aortic disease
• Arrhythmia
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart disease
• Heart valve disease

Cardiovascular Testing

If you’re experiencing the symptoms of a cardiovascular disease — such as chest pain or shortness of breath — you want to get to the bottom of it quickly. An accurate diagnosis is critical to delivering the right treatments. We offer a full range of diagnostic tests, including:

• Imaging tests, such as echocardiogram to produce pictures of your heart using soundwaves as well as angiogram to produce pictures of your blood vessels using X-ray
• Stress tests to show how your heart performs during physical activity using a treadmill or, alternatively, medications while in a cardiologist’s office and under their supervision
• Electrocardiogram to look for heart problems, such as arrhythmia, or heart rhythm problems; narrowed or blocked arteries; or history of heart attack
• Cardiac event monitoring to record your heart’s rhythm when experiencing symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, fainting, lightheadedness, palpitations, or shortness of breath
• Tilt table test to determine if your blood pressure or heart rate are the cause of symptoms, such as dizziness, fainting, or lightheadedness

Vascular and Heart Disease Treatments

After receiving a cardiovascular disease diagnosis, you may feel overwhelmed about what comes next — wondering what treatment entails and if it will provide relief. Our heart specialists and surgeons skillfully deliver a wide range of vascular and heart disease treatments. They take into account not only the condition but also your needs and wishes for your health.

Cardiovascular services

Our cardiovascular services focus on providing treatment for cardiovascular diseases using noninvasive and minimally invasive options when appropriate. We offer:

• Preventive cardiology to reduce your risk of developing a cardiovascular disease using lifestyle changes and medications when necessary
• Arrhythmia management to help your heart beat to a healthy rhythm and speed using medications and devices, including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Heart failure management using lifestyle changes, medications, and advanced treatments when needed
• Interventional cardiology to treat a number of heart conditions, especially those involving narrowed or blocked arteries, using angioplasty to open arteries and stents to keep them open
• Aortic aneurysm treatment using medications to lower your blood pressure and keep the aneurysm from bursting, or rupturing, or stents to replace the aneurysm entirely or provide support to avoid rupture
• Vascular medicine to provide noninvasive diagnosis of and treatment for conditions involving blood vessels outside the heart
• Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) therapy, a noninvasive procedure used to treat and reduce angina, or chest pain resulting from reduced blood flow to the heart

Cardiothoracic surgical procedures

Based on the cardiovascular disease and its severity, your doctor may recommend surgery. We offer:

• Aortic surgery, including aortic valve repair, aortic valve replacement and aortic aneurysm surgery
• Coronary bypass surgery to reroute blood around a partial or total blockage in an artery to improve blood flow to the heart
• Heart valve replacement and repair to correct stenosis, or narrowing, and regurgitation, or a leak that causes backflow, which can reduce your heart’s ability to pump blood
• Minimally invasive procedures for coronary bypass and valve surgery, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Supportive care

Your health is more than physical; it also involves emotional and spiritual aspects. We offer additional services, some of which your doctor may recommend, to help enhance your whole-body health and well-being and improve access to care. We offer:

• Cardiac rehabilitation to help you recover from heart or vascular surgery, which includes returning to usual or modified activities
• Nutrition counseling to treat or prevent cardiovascular disease based on your doctor’s care plan
• Survivorship support to help you transition from actively receiving treatment from a cardiologist or cardiothoracic surgeon to working with your primary care doctor on maintaining your cardiovascular health
• Palliative care to help those who are receiving treatment for an ongoing or life-threatening illness, increase their comfort and, therefore, improve their quality of life
• Hospice to help those who have chosen to stop receiving treatment for an ongoing or life-threatening illness, such as heart failure, increase their comfort, and improve their quality of life
• Social work to assist with financial concerns, transportation resources, and housing resources through hotel discounts
• Chaplain services to offer spiritual support for you and your loved ones before, during and after diagnosis and treatment

Meet Our Heart Specialists and Surgeons

Our heart specialists and surgeons are dedicated to delivering the care you need and following up with you after treatment and beyond. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained heart specialists include general cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, and cardiothoracic surgeons. Fellowship training provides the highest level of training in a specific field of medicine.

At Trinity Health, we recognize that excellent cardiovascular care requires a team approach — and not just a surgeon or a cardiologist. Our team also includes physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses with expertise in cardiovascular care, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, and exercise physiologists.

Find a Specialist

Our Heart Center Location

At our heart center, we offer treatment for conditions of both the heart and vascular system.

Trinity Health Medical Office Building
2305 37th Avenue SW
Minot, ND 58701
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Directions to our clinic

Make an Appointment

To make an appointment with our Cardiology Department, call 701-418-7240.

To make an appointment with our Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, call 701-418-7500.

 

Before your first appointment

Please bring a government-issued photo ID and insurance cards to your appointment. Please arrive 15 – 20 minutes before your scheduled appointment time so you can complete necessary paperwork.