Heart Testing and Diagnosis
The first step toward successful treatment is a fast, accurate and complete diagnosis. We offer the latest advances in cardiac imaging and diagnostic tests. We’re here to provide the answers and the support you need for better heart health.
BJC HealthCare works with Washington University physicians, BJC Medical Group, and providers across the region to deliver extraordinary care. We partner with Washington University School of Medicine who participates in studies to develop new tests for heart diseases. As our patient, you may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial. Our cardiologists take time to explain your test results and diagnosis so you fully understand the condition and our recommendations.
At our hospitals you’ll find:
State-of-the-art technology: We offer the most sophisticated imaging equipment available for diagnosing heart disease. Our services include 3D echocardiography, structural heart imaging and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. These capabilities allow us to assess the most challenging and complex heart diseases.
Experienced team: We perform and interpret a high volume of cardiac tests each year. Our cardiac sonographers (heart ultrasound specialists) and cardiologists have a depth of experience that’s hard to find elsewhere.
Research and clinical trials: We partner with heart specialists who participate in studies to develop new tests for heart diseases. As our patient, you may be eligible to participate in our clinical trials. These trials offer access to promising new treatments and diagnostic methods before they’re available to the public.
We use minimally invasive catheterization to diagnose many heart diseases. In this procedure, your doctor inserts a catheter (long, thin tube) with a camera on the tip into a blood vessel. We guide the catheter to the area of your heart or blood vessels that needs evaluation. In many cases, we can treat a condition during the same catheterization procedure. Learn more about cardiac catheterization and interventional cardiology.
Additional diagnostic tests we perform include:
Angiogram
Cardiac biopsy
Electrophysiology (E.P.) study
Intravascular ultrasound
Blood tests
Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
Holter monitor
Stress test
Event Monitor
Stress echocardiogram
Nuclear stress test
Our cardiac imaging doctors and technologists specialize in performing and interpreting diagnostic imaging studies. Most cardiac imaging tests are painless and noninvasive.
- Alton Memorial Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
- Christian Hospital
- Memorial Hospital Belleville
- Memorial Hospital Shiloh
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
- Parkland Health Center
- Progress West Hospital
- Resource
Schedule your appointment
Call (314) 362-9355 or (800) 392-0936 to schedule your appointment with a specialist.