New England Heart & Vascular Institute at NCH

Interventional treatments such as implantation of pacemakers and stents, and more.

CMC North Country Heart Vascular

NCH collaborates with the New England Heart and Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center to provide patients interventional treatments such as implantation of pacemakers and stents, cardiac bypass surgeries, etc. Patients can see Dr. van Buren in the North Country before interventional procedures, and return home to receive Cardiac Rehabilitation at AVH, UCVH, or WMC and have their follow-up appointments nearby.

Heart and Lung disease is a serious health problem in America today, and our Cardiopulmonary Service staff is committed to helping patients live longer, healthier lives by providing comprehensive, individualized services, including:

Adult cardiology, including on-site consulting cardiology care from board certified cardiologists at NEHVI/Catholic Medical Center
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
Sleep medicine consultations from a board-certified sleep medicine physician
On site neurology consultations and neurodiagnostics

Non-invasive cardiology tests that cover diagnosis, treatment and preventive care are major tools in fostering heart health among our patients:

Cardiac testing services

Ankle Brachial Index (ABI)
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Echocardiography
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Stress Echocardiogram
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Regular treadmill stress test
Exercise myocardial perfusion test
Lexiscan cardiac perfusion test
Holter monitor
Loop monitor
Event monitor
Pulse Volume Recording

Pulmonary and Neurodiagnostic Tests

Pulmonary function testing
Metabolic testing
Methacholine challenge testing
Electroencephalograms (EEG)
Nerve Conduction Study (NCS)

Also available is the ScottCare® VersaCare Telemetry System, which delivers complete and accurate cardiovascular monitoring technology, data management and services that aid in the surveillance of patients attending a cardiac rehabilitation program. The ScottCare® system will allow the cardiac rehabilitation team to manage and report data more efficiently and securely. It is designed with one goal in mind: removing the need for double documentation, providing staff more time to tend to the patient’s needs.

New England Heart & Vascular Institute Providers

Daniel van Buren, MD, FACC

Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, Weeks Medical Center

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New England Heart & Vascular Institute at NCH