Our services

Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute – Scotts Hill brings together a team of cardiac care providers devoted to offering you the most advanced heart care available. From care after a heart attack to care for heart disease, you can rely on our clinic for an accurate diagnosis and a treatment plan to best achieve your health goals.

When you choose our clinic, you will have access to diagnostic procedures including:

  • Cardiac computed tomography angiography (cardiac CTA; a non-invasive test using advanced X-rays to detect blockages in heart arteries)
  • Cardiac stress tests (to assess heart function during activity)
  • Nuclear stress tests (a way to assess blood flow using radioactive material)
  • Carotid and vascular ultrasounds (non-invasive ways to assess blood flow)
  • Echocardiograms and stress echocardiograms (non-invasive imaging procedures done at rest or during exercise)
  • Electrocardiograms (EKG; a recording of electrical activity of the heart using sensors placed on the skin)
  • Tilt table exams (tests of heart function in positions ranging from standing up to lying down)

We offer the following procedures to address heart conditions:

  • Coronary angioplasty (to widen or unblock the coronary artery with the use of a balloon)
  • Coronary artherectomy (to remove plaque from blood vessels to improve blood flow)
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG; to treat coronary heart disease by diverting blood around narrow or clogged parts of arteries)
  • Heart arrhythmia treatment/electrophysiology (to assess the heart’s electrical activity)
  • Interventional cardiology treatments (to repair damaged or weakened parts of the heart using a small, flexible tube)
  • Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO or LAOO; for patients with atrial fibrillation; a procedure to prevent stroke)
  • Mitraclip (a minimally invasive procedure to repair a leaking heart valve)
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR; a minimally invasive procedure in which a new valve is placed inside a damaged valve)

If you are living with heart device or a chronic heart condition, we offer specialty clinics to manage your care, including:

  • Atrial fibrillation clinic
  • Cardiology oncology clinic
  • Congestive heart failure clinic
  • Coumadin (warfarin) clinic
  • Device management clinic
  • Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) clinic
  • Valve clinic

Additional services

We want you to have as much information about your health as you desire. Our patients are invited to take part in our congestive heart failure education series or our atrial fibrillation education classes. Your provider will tell you if you could benefit from these offerings.