Cardiologists at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster, CA
We Treat Complex Heart Conditions with Compassionate Care
Antelope Valley Hospital offers advanced treatments for commonly encountered
complex heart conditions, and patients can expect top-of-the-line care
from our team. The team is comprised of board-certified cardiologists,
cardiovascular surgeons, cardiology nurses, technologists, and support
staff. Our cardiology team has specialists coming from world-renowned
institutions. Our heart doctors are specially trained and have extensive
experience in all aspects of cardiovascular care.
Conditions We Treat
Our comprehensive cardiology services include the diagnosis, treatment,
and management of:
Accredited by the American College of Cardiology, Antelope Valley Hospital's
Chest Pain Center, uses a systematic approach to diagnose and treat cardiac
patients to reduce the time of treatment in the critical early stages
of a heart attack. Using standardized diagnostic and treatment programs,
our hospital provides more efficient, effective evaluations and more appropriate
and rapid treatment of patients with chest pain and other heart attack
symptoms. Such monitoring ensures patients are neither sent home too early
nor needlessly admitted.
STEMI Receiving Center
AVH is a ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Receiving Center certified
by Los Angeles County. This means our hospital staff has the training,
equipment, and processes in place to immediately treat patients experiencing
an acute cardiac myocardial infarction, or a heart attack. This results
in an earlier definitive diagnosis and treatment, resulting in improved outcomes.
Requirements to qualify as a STEMI center include having an Emergency Department,
a cardiac cath lab, cardiologists on staff, and a cardiovascular surgeon
and medical team available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
