Welcome to Renaissance Cardiology

Heart disease and stroke are the leading and third-leading causes of death in the United States. To combat these deadly diseases, you want a team with the most comprehensive heart and vascular programs.

We diagnoses and treat heart disease and stroke with great experience and compassion and helps patients modify high-risk behaviors so they can prevent heart attacks, stroke, kidney disease, diabetes and other related health problems. Patients receive a thorough evaluation of their health and lifestyle factors to determine their risk of heart disease and stroke. They may undergo a risk assessment program at Renaissance or state-of-the-art blood screening to pinpoint the causes of high cholesterol and guide treatment decisions.

Controlling high blood pressure is the cornerstone of our preventive efforts, and our hypertension clinic helps patients control their blood pressure with a skillful blend of medications and education.

The Renaissance Cardiology Center employs a multidisciplinary team of Cardiologists, an Endocrinologist and a Nurse Practitioner. We specialize in managing adults who are at high risk for future cardiovascular disease either because of the presence of multiple cardiac risk factors (e.g. hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, cigarette smoking, sedentary lifestyle, overweight status, etc) or a history of known cardiovascular or peripheral arterial disease.

The Cardiology Center’s personalized, comprehensive approach to lifestyle and medical management can slow the progression of cardiovascular disease and decrease one's future risk of heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery or angioplasty. We also sponsor research that includes both clinical trials and basic molecular studies.

One of our special interests is in individuals who develop cardiovascular disease before the age of 65. We have special expertise in the screening and management of asymptomatic family members of persons with premature atherosclerotic disease. Our team often employs state-of-the-art testing to help identify factors contributing to heart disease clustering in families.

In asymptomatic adults with no history of cardiovascular disease, we may use an EBCT scan of the chest to measure the amount of coronary calcification. The presence of elevated coronary calcification or thickened carotid arteries is a sign of advanced coronary atherosclerosis for one’s age, and this would likely trigger more aggressive attempts of comprehensive risk factor modification through both medication and lifestyle. After visiting with us at the Renaissance Cardiology Center, we can tell the patient whether their management might be changed by some of the more sophisticated laboratory and diagnostic testing that we can provide.

Our nurse health educators specialize in helping people to improve their lifestyle habits. They assist patients in following healthier diets, maintaining a prudent body weight, stopping cigarette smoking, maintaining a regular aerobic program, and helping patients cope better with stress. We also have an excellent cardiac rehabilitation program and a clinical exercise program. We encourage individuals with known cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, diabetes, or congestive heart failure to participate in a supervised exercise program.

At each location we can perform exercise stress tests, treadmill stress echo tests, echo Doppler tests, EKG’s, Holter monitors and coronary calcium scans.

All our physicians and nurses are active clinical investigators in one or more of the following fields: hypertension, familial-clustered coronary disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, thrombosis, accelerated atherosclerosis, estrogen replacement therapy, and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging.