Cardiac Prevention Unit
The AMC Cardiac Institute will provide a comprehensive program for patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. The Institute is dedicated to reducing the impact of heart disease and to improving the quality of life through comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and finally long term rehabilitation.
An interdisciplinary team will assess, diagnose and plan the intervention of each individual patient's care needs. Obtaining an accurate cardiovascular diagnosis and offering immediate care not only saves lives, but can also prevent long term heart damage.
Fortunately for Ashdod, AMC with its specialized team of cardiologists, critical care services and state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment technology will offer advanced comprehensive cardiac care close to home without compromising quality.
The AMC Cardiac Institute Prevention Unit will emphasize early screening, detection and evaluation of congestive heart failure (CHF) and Coronary artery disease (CAD) sufferers.
CHF has reached pandemic levels whose incidence increases with age for both men and women. Of all heart diseases, it is the most lethal; it is the number one cause of death in the Western world. In Israel it results in 450,000 hospitalizations every year. Over time untreated CHF will affect every organ in the body, thus early diagnosis and treatment are critical.
CAD is an additional grave heart disease, a major cause of illness and death. It is the result of the clogging of the inner lining of the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart.
AMC unit specialists will adopt a non-invasive multidisciplinary approach meshing cardiology, nephrology and endocrinology. A battery of diagnostic options will include:
- Nuclear imaging
- Echocardiographs
- Exercise cardiac stress testing
- Holter monitoring
- Echo Doppler
- Stabilization of medication regime (one-day hospitalization).
AMC will not compete with hospital cardiac units, therefore no cardiac catheterization, which may result in hospitalization, will be done. Instead, innovative medication regimes to prevent catheterization will be implemented and regularly followed up.