Cardiology

Cardiac Care at Vista Health System focuses on the functions and disorders of the heart and its connected circulatory system. According to the American Heart Association, 84 million people in the U.S. suffer from some form of cardiovascular (heart) disease, affecting blood flow throughout the body. Cardiovascular disease can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other serious complications.

Vista Health System is one of Lake County’s leading comprehensive heart care centers. We provide a range of advanced diagnostic tests to evaluate your heart’s condition and determine what condition you may have (heart arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, etc.).

If treatment is required, we perform everything from the latest interventional procedures to valve replacement and open heart surgery. Vista has the expertise, experience and capabilities to care for cardiac patients.

You are not just a patient or a case number at Vista. You are a mom, dad, friend, uncle, wife, husband, neighbor or coach in need of advanced cardiac care.

Post-Operative Care

Post-Operative Care

Intensive Care Unit Following open heart surgery, patients are first brought to Vista’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It features a contemporary, functional design that keeps patients in direct view of the nurses’ stations. The ICU specializes in caring for patients with...

Healthy Heart Program

Healthy Heart Program

The Vista Ambulatory Care Center, Lindenhurst, offers community members the opportunity to use professionally staffed rehabilitation exercise facilities to stay heart healthy and in shape. An exercise physiologist is available to customize your exercise routine to...

Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab Program

Cardio-Pulmonary Rehab Program

If you’ve been diagnosed with a heart-related condition, your doctor may decide to prescribe treatment to help strengthen your heart, reduce risk factors, inform you about healthy nutrition and safety precautions as you return home, and help you resume a normal or...

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac Catheterization

In a cardiac catheterization procedure, a small, hollow tube is inserted into a blood vessel. Once inserted, a number of procedures can be performed through the catheter, including measuring the pressure within the heart’s chambers, collecting biopsies, angiogram, and...

Cardiac Calcium Scoring Screenings

Cardiac Calcium Scoring Screenings

This screening is performed using a 64-slice CT scanner. The patient undergoes a simple scan of the arteries surrounding the heart. No injections, stress tests or medication necessary. The test evaluates the calcium buildup in the arteries surrounding the heart, thus...