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CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS
SOUTHERN INDIANA’S FIRST
ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER.
The international Society of Chest Pain Centers has
said that Clark Memorial Hospital meets or exceeds
the highest standards for the care of chest pain.
Their accreditation means that our Emergency Team
works with everyone from EMS to our nationally recognized
five-star Heart Center to treat your
chest pain quickly and effectively. And in a heart
emergency, saving time can save your life.
If you or someone you love experience chest pain,
come to southern Indiana’s first Accredited Chest
Pain Center — Clark Memorial Hospital.
Because no one cares like Clark. |
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Cardiology Center of Southern Indiana
Clark Physician Group
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2205 Greentree North,
Clarksville, IN 47129
Phone (812) 288-4288 | Fax (812) 218-6589
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1473 N. Gardner, Hwy. 131, Scottsburg, IN 47170
Phone (812) 752-8592 | Fax (812) 218-6589
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2100 Market St., Bldg. 100, Charlestown, IN 47111
Phone (812) 256-9714 | Fax (812) 218-5689
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CLARK MEMORIAL HEART
CENTER
Heart disease is the number one killer in
America, claiming more victims every year than the top seven
cancers combined. At the Cardiology Center of Southern
Indiana, our primary focus is on the diagnosis, care and
treatment of patients with coronary artery disease, heart
failure, valvular heart disease and abnormal heart
rhythms. Detailed in this website are a number of methods
we use in providing you with the highest level of care.
Clark Memorial Hospital’s Heart Center provides world-class
heart care to southern Indiana. The Heart Center, which has
been awarded five stars by a national independent rating
organization, provides state-of-the-
art cardiovascular diagnostics, stabilization and
interventional cardiac services such as catheterization and
angioplasty.
The 15,000 sq.ft. Heart Center features two cardiac
catheterization laboratories for both diagnostic and
therapeutic balloon angioplasty procedures. Procedure
preparations, cardiac procedures and post procedure /
recovery occurs in one location for the convenience of
patients, families and physicians. The Heart Center includes
12 private telemetry rooms for monitoring
patients who need to stay overnight after their procedure.
Clark Memorial also provides cardiac rehabilitation.
To learn more, please call (812) 283-2203.
(If you are
unable to keep an appointment, please call us as soon
as
possible so that we may reschedule you or offer your time to
another patient.) |
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MULTIPLE OFFICES
TO SERVE YOU
The Cardiology Center of
Southern Indiana provides
care at three convenient
southern Indiana locations.
Call 812-288-4288 to schedule
an appointment at the location
of your choice. |
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Our Medical Staff
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Zaka Rahman, MD, FSCAI
Associate Fellow,
American College of Cardiolody |
"My goal is to work with patients so that
they understand their heart disease and live their lives to the
fullest extent possible. I have built my practice around my patients
and their care." |
Elizabeth Johnson,
Adult Nurse Practitioner
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Cardiologist Dr. Zaka Rahman has been
treating people
with heart disease in Kentuckiana for more than
25 years. An Associate Fellow of the American College
of Cardiology and Fellow Society of Coronary
Angiography and Intervention, Dr. Rahman completed
a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Providence
Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
He has a medical degree from King Edward Medical
School at the University of Punjab and completed his
residency at Providence Hospital - Southfield, MI. |
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Elizabeth Johnson,
a life-long southern
Indiana resident, is a
certified Adult Nurse
Practitioner. She
received her Master’s
Degree in Nursing
from Ball State
University and her
Bachelor’s Degree in
Nursing from Indiana
University Southeast. She has been with Clark Memorial
Hospital since 2001, where she worked in the critical
care unit prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner.
She is a member of the American Academy of Nurse
Practitioners. In addition to practicing with Cardiology
Center of Southern Indiana, she is a clinical nursing
instructor. |
ECHOCARDIOGRAM
This safe, painless non-surgical procedure uses
sound waves that will show any abnormalities in
the muscles or valves of your heart. No needles or
radiation are used during the procedure, which usually
takes about 30 minutes. An echocardiogram is
an ultrasound of the heart.STRESS TEST
Sometimes called a treadmill test, this low risk evaluation helps us
determine how well your heart does when it is working. During the test you
are monitored as you walk on a treadmill while its speed and angle are
increased. We will be watching your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing,
electrocardiogram (EKG) and how tired you get. This test lets us check your
arteries to make sure the blood flow to your heart isn’t reduced, and it
helps us identify coronary artery disease or a heart attack.
We may use myocardial perfusion imaging to get a more detailed picture of
your heart during your stress test. Radioisotope tracers are injected
through an IV, and a special camera captures images of your heart right
after the stress test and when you’re at rest. Comparing the two helps us
see defects in blood supply to your heart muscle, including scarring.
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
During this common and relatively painless outpatient procedure, a long
flexible tube is inserted into
a large blood vessel in your leg or arm and guided up into your heart. Dye
is injected, and pictures
are then taken of your heart’s blood vessels to help us identify blockages,
problems with heart valves
or even holes in your heart. Local anesthetic ensures your comfort, and the
entire process takes just 30 minutes or less.
 ANGIOPLASTY
Angioplasty is an inpatient procedure used to improve blood flow in blocked
arteries. A slender tube is inserted as in cardiac catheterization, with a
second tube inserted into a coronary artery. A small wire is guided through
the tube with a balloon that is expanded in the area of blockage. This
stretches the artery to improve blood flow. Angioplasty takes about an hour,
and you typically return
home the following day.
ATHERECTOMY
An atherectomy is designed to improve blood flow to the heart by removing
build-up inside the arteries that lead to the heart. During atherectomy, a
catheter or tiny tube is used to break through the calcium and cholesterol
deposits and shave off and remove the build-up in larger arteries.
HEART STENTS
A heart – or coronary – stent is a metal sleeve used to keep an artery open
after angioplasty or atherectomy. The placement of the stent helps keep the
artery from closing up again after the procedure. The stent is placed during
a procedure in the cardiac catheterization lab and surgery is not needed.
TILT TABLE TEST
This simple, non-surgical test is for people who have had a loss of
consciousness caused by either
a slow heart rate or falling blood pressure. During the tilt table test, an
IV is inserted. You will lay on
a table that will be tilted upright, for about 30 to 45 minutes, while your
blood pressure and pulse are
watched and recorded.
PACEMAKER
A pacemaker is a device which automatically regulates the heart rate.
Placing the pacemaker is a minor surgical procedure, done with local
anesthetic and light sedation.
DEFIBRILLATOR
The automatic implantable defibrillator (AICD) which finds and fixes an
irregular heart rate – or arrhythmias – either by correcting it or
delivering a shock. |
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