Southern Tennessee Medical Group offers a full continuum of heart care services from preventing, diagnosis, treating and managing a host of cardiovascular diseases or conditions. As one of the most advanced cardiovascular physician practices in the region, our cardiologists offer a wide variety of cardiac services making Southern Tennessee Medical Group the starting point for patients concerned about prevention or dealing with conditions related to deteriorating heart health. We're the local heart health experts!
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Heart & Vascular Locations
Heart & Vascular Providers
Our Services
Cardiac Imaging
Cardiac CT : A cardiac CT scan provides an extremely detailed image of the heart. It is often used to detect structural heart issues and calcium build-up in the coronary arteries, which can suggest a clocked coronary artery.
Echocardiography: We use ultrasound waves to create an image of the heart. This allows oour doctors to observe the size and function of all the heart's chambers, evaluates the valve works and detect abnormalities.
Cardiac Catheterization : During the procedure, the patient is sedated and Dr. Meese inserts a long thin tube through the femoral artery to the coronary arteries. A contrast dye is injected allowing our cardiologists to see the flow of the dye through the blood vessels using an X-ray video. This helps determine if a patient has a blockage.
Nuclear Imaging : Nuclear imaging uses an injectable tracer to track blood flow to the heart and is useful in detecting blockages and viewing how blood flows through cardiac tissue.
Stress Testing : Stressing the heart in a controlled environment while being montiored by a heart care expert is great way to identify the potential for heart disease or other dangerous conditions. Typically a patient walks on a treadmill with the pace increasing at regular intervals. During this time, the patient's blood pressure, heart rate and electrocardiogram is monitored closely.
General Cardiology
Our Cardiologists work with a patient's primary care physician to diagnose any heart condition and recommend a treatment regimine. In some situations, minimally invasive therapies such a pacemakers, defibrillator placement or catheter-based balloon and stenting of blood vessels may be necessary . We manage the following cardiology based health conditions:
- Arrhythmias
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease and Angina
- Heart Attack
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol and other Lipid Disorders
- Valve Disease
- Vascular Disorders
Heart Rhythm/Electrophysiology
Our cardiologists have specialied training in diagnosising and treating heart rhythmn disorders and irregular heart beats. We use a number of advanced technologies and techniques for diagnosising and management. Including:
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Antiarrhthmic Medications
- Electrophysiology Studies
- Ablations
- Holter Monitors, Event Monitors
- Pacemakers
- Implanted Cardioverter Defbrillators
- Intracardiac Echocardiograms
We Feature:
- Comprehensive Cardiac Care Programs
- Board Certified and Board Eligible Specialists
- Convienent Locations in Southern Tennessee
We understand that the ongoing managment of chronic heart conditions can be challenging. That's why we are proud to offer a highly trained staff that can walk patients through scheduling procedures and follow-up appointments, getting answers to any questions they may have and navigating the insurance process.