Recognized as a leading heart health care provider, Hendricks Regional Health was named among the top 3 hospitals in Indiana for cardiology services in Indiana in 2024 by Healthgrades. Hendricks Regional Health offers complete heart and vascular care for its patients designed for the prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease and stroke.
Find a dedicated Heart and Vascular specialist at Hendricks Regional Health by visiting https://www.hendricks.org/heart/team
Heart Scan
Hendricks Regional Health offers a $49 heart scan this reduced-price scan make it affordable for you to receive life-saving knowledge about your health.
Heart scans provide early detection of heart disease, even when symptoms may not be present. A heart scan takes pictures of your heart’s arteries, allowing physicians to check for coronary artery disease, which occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries. These scans are quick and painless, lasting about 15 minutes.
You should get a heart scan if you:
- Are 40 years or older
- Have high blood pressure or cholesterol
- Have diabetes
- Have a family history of heart disease
- Are overweight or obese
- Have a history of smoking
Cardiac Catheterization Lab
The state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the Hendricks Regional Health Danville Hospital performs both diagnostic catheterization procedures to assess coronary and peripheral artery blockages and interventional procedures to treat heart and vascular disease. Hendricks Regional Health Electrophysiologists, doctors who diagnoses and treats problems with the heart’s electrical system, perform pacemaker and defibrillator implants in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. The services performed at the Cardiac Catheterization Lab are vital components in the overall prevention, detection and treatment of heart and vascular disease.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation at Hendricks Regional Health supports patients recovering from heart attacks, bypass surgery, coronary stents or balloon procedures, stable angina requiring medical management, peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and even congestive heart failure. Hendricks Regional Health’s cardiac rehabilitation program is designed to map out the road to recovery through a medically supervised exercise program, personalized nutrition counseling, medication management, clear activity guidelines, and education to help patients better understand and manage their condition. These services are available in Danville, Brownsburg and at the Hendricks Regional Health YMCA in Avon.
Electrophysiology / Pacemaker and Defibrillator Services
Hendricks Regional Health offers pacemakers and defibrillators services to help treat patients’ abnormal heart rhythms.
Stroke
Hendricks Regional Health is a certified Primary Stroke Center providing high-quality care to those experiencing stroke signs and symptoms. A Stroke is when a blood clot interrupts blood vessel flow to the brain. It is very important to recognize and the know the symptoms of a stroke so medical intervention can reduce the lasting effects and damage a stroke causes. Symptoms include sudden onset of dizziness, trouble with speaking or coordination, vision problems or severe headache.
BE FAST in recognizing the signs of a stroke.
B is for balance: Loss of balance or coordination.
E is for eyes: Changes in your vision, like losing sight in one or both eyes or starting to see double vision.
F is for face: Drooping facial features on one side of the face.
A is for arms (and legs): Weakness in one of your (or someone else’s) limbs.
S is for speech: Slurring words or otherwise having difficulty speaking or understanding others.
T is for time: Don’t take a “wait and see” approach. Call 911 or emergency services immediately.
Vascular Care
Forty percent of patients with heart disease also have peripheral vascular disease, affecting their body’s blood vessels and vascular system. Common symptoms of peripheral vascular disease include pain in one or both calves, thighs or hips, or a sore that doesn’t heal on the toes, feet or legs. The Hendricks Regional Health vascular specialists perform diagnostic and interventional procedures to restore blood flow and get patients back to a healthy, more active lifestyle.
Learn more about Hendricks Regional Health and their award winning health care services at https://www.hendricks.org/
