Our cardiology program is led by highly-trained cardiology specialists and medical staff, covering a full spectrum of cardiovascular medicine that includes cutting edge technologies, advanced research and the development of preventive and educational services. HCA Florida Heart Institute has established itself as a Center of Excellence by the American College of Cardiology for the care and treatment of cardiovascular disease in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County patients.

Our heart specialists treat a wide range of conditions, including:

• Chronic back, joint and neck pain
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart arrhythmia
• Heart disease
• High cholesterol
• Peripheral artery disease

We offer patients several options for diagnostic and laboratory imaging services, including:

• Coronary and peripheral angiography
• Electrophysiological studies
• Intravascular ultrasound

We offer a variety of minimally-invasive procedures, including:

• Angioplasty
• Balloon valvuloplasty
• Coronary atherectomy
• Coronary stent
• Coumadin clinic
• Defibrillator placement
• Electrical cardioversion
• Intra-aortic balloon pump
• Peripheral interventions
• Permanent pacemaker implantation
• Radiofrequency ablation

Heart disease kills six times as many women as breast cancer, making it the leading cause of death amongst women and men. We believe in educating women about risk factors related to heart disease, including those specific to women such as use of birth control pills, particularly while smoking, as well as hormonal replacement therapy. Other risk factors to be aware of are family history, increasing age, previous heart attacks, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and sedentary lifestyles.