Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care at UCLA Health Burbank
UCLA Health in Burbank provides comprehensive cardiovascular care, addressing a wide spectrum of heart and vascular conditions. Their team comprises physicians, advanced practice providers, cardiovascular specialists, nurses, and other health professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care through a range of specialized services.
Conditions Treated
UCLA Health Burbank's cardiology services address a multitude of cardiovascular conditions, including:
- Angina: Chest, arm, neck, stomach, or jaw pain caused by artery narrowing that restricts blood flow.
- Arrhythmia: Irregular heart rhythms that are too slow, too fast, or inconsistent.
- Congestive Heart Failure: The heart's inability to pump blood efficiently.
- Coronary Artery Disease: Narrowing of the heart's blood vessels (coronary arteries), leading to insufficient blood supply to the heart.
- Endocarditis: A life-threatening inflammation of the heart's lining (endocardium).
- Heart Attack: Blockage of blood flow to the heart due to a blood clot.
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure): Chronically elevated blood pressure against artery walls, potentially leading to heart disease and stroke.
Comprehensive Cardiovascular Services
UCLA Health Burbank offers a wide array of cardiovascular services, including cardiology services, cardiac testing and imaging, and cardiac surgery.
Cardiology Services
UCLA Health's cardiology services offer targeted treatments for specific heart conditions. Highlights include:
- Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center: A leading facility in the United States specializing in adult congenital heart disease. It is a major training and research center with national accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center by the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA).
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center: A comprehensive arrhythmia treatment program that provides expert treatments for patients of all ages with heart rhythm disorders. Treatments include cardiac sympathetic denervation for patients who do not respond to medication.
- Interventional Cardiology: Utilizes catheter-based procedures through tiny incisions to diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel diseases. Their catheterization lab operates 24/7 for emergencies, with specialists leading in clinical care, education, and research.
- Women’s Cardiovascular Center: Dedicated to comprehensive women's cardiovascular care, addressing heart disease as the leading cause of death in women in the United States. The center focuses on education and research to lower risk and prevent disease.
Cardiac Testing and Imaging
To gain a deeper understanding of a patient’s heart condition, UCLA Health Burbank utilizes advanced cardiac testing and noninvasive imaging techniques.
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- State-of-the-art MRI and CT technology: Used for detailed imaging studies.
- Range of Heart Tests: Including Holter monitoring, adult and pediatric electrocardiograms (EKGs).
- Dedicated Clinic: Specifically for patients with pacemakers.
Cardiac Surgery
UCLA Health Burbank offers a range of cardiac surgery treatments, with outcome rates placing them among the top in the nation for cardiac care. Their services include:
- Aortic Center: Vascular surgeons at the Aortic Center were the first on the West Coast to perform endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. They have since performed over 2,200 endovascular aortic repairs. Experts also provide medication and lifestyle recommendations to manage aortic problems.
- ECMO Program: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides heart and lung support for critically ill patients. Their ECMO survival rates meet and exceed national averages, utilizing advanced treatments to minimize complications.
- Heart Transplant Program: One of the busiest and most successful programs in the nation, having performed over 2,000 adult heart transplants and over 300 pediatric transplants. Their adult patients experience a significantly lower rate of donor heart rejection compared to the national average.
- Vascular Surgery: Utilizes the latest technology and treatment approaches for conditions affecting the circulatory/vascular system. They offer comprehensive care, from nonsurgical treatments to minimally invasive endovascular surgery.
The Team
UCLA Health Burbank's heart and vascular specialists are leaders in clinical care, education, and research, ensuring patients receive the most advanced and effective treatments available.
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