What is an Echocardiogram? An Echocardiogram uses sound waves to produce images of your heart. This commonly used test allows your doctor to see how

What is Exercise Stress Test? An Exercise Stress Test, sometimes called a treadmill test or exercise test, helps Dr. Villa find out how well your

What is Nuclear Imaging Stress Test? A nuclear imaging stress test measures blood flow to your heart muscle both at rest and during stress on

What is a Stress Echocardiogram Test? A Stress Echocardiogram, also known as Exercise Echocardiogram, is a test that allows Dr. Villa to evaluate your heart

What is the purpose of a 24-Hour Holter Monitor Test? The Holter monitor is used by Dr. Villa to determine the electrical activity of your

What is Carotid Angiography? Carotid Angiography is an invasive imaging procedure performed by Dr. Augusto Villa that involves inserting a catheter into a blood vessel

What is Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting? Carotid angioplasty is a non-surgical procedure performed after the diagnostic angiogram. The carotid angioplasty procedure can be performed the

A Doppler Ultrasound is a test to see how blood moves through your arteries and veins. How the Doppler Ultrasound Test is performed? The test

What Is Electrical Cardioversion? Electrical Cardioversion is a procedure used to restore a fast or irregular heartbeat to a normal rhythm. A fast or irregular

What is Inferior Vena Cava Filter Insertion and Removal? In an inferior vena cava filter Insertion procedure, interventional radiologists use image guidance to place a

What is Intracardiac Ultrasound Test (ICE)? Intracardiac Ultrasound is an invasive diagnostic test using a catheter with a sound transducer (or sound probe) on the

What is Intravascular Ultrasound tset (IVUS)? Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) is a catheter-based diagnostic procedure used to view the inside of a coronary artery, providing a

Occasionally Dr. Villa may want an accurate assessment of your heart function at rest only and not with stress. This is most commonly utilized for

Atherosclerosis in the leg arteries can decrease the blood flow and thus the oxygen supply to the muscles, causing pain when walking, or “claudication”. The

What is Patent Foremen Ovale (PFO)? During normal fetal development, there is a small opening in the wall between the left and right atrium or

What is Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty? Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty is done to open a constricted heart valve with a balloon. Reasons for Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty Procedure

What is Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)? For certain people, heart disease treatment can be achieved without surgery. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty or Ballon Angioplasty

What is Peripheral Angiography? Peripheral Angiography is an outpatient diagnostic study for patients who may have blocked blood vessels in their legs and lower body.

What is a Pacemaker? A pacemaker is a device that sends small electrical impulses to the heart muscle to maintain a suitable heart rate or

What is a Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram? An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is one of the simplest and fastest procedures used to evaluate the heart. Electrodes (small,

What is Transradial Cardiac Catheterization? Transradial Cardiac Catheterization is an innovative wrist access cardiac catheterization technique. The transradial technique is gradually gaining popularity, and is

What is the Venous Closure Procedure? The Venous Closure procedure is a minimally invasive treatment for superficial venous reflux. This procedure provides less pain and