Comprehensive diagnostic testing is the first step to knowing if you have a heart problem and creating a treatment program that best suits your needs. At the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, we offer full-service diagnostics with the latest equipment and a credentialed staff so your tests are performed properly and read correctly, all with a quick turnaround.
If you have heart or vascular issues – or are at risk for either – the prevention and rehabilitation services offered at the University of Michigan can improve your quality of life and give you a better rate of survival. We provide unique and comprehensive approaches to maximize cardiovascular health with everything and everyone you need all in one convenient location.
The Lipid Management Program, a division of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation at Michigan Medicine, offers a multidisciplinary service to control your lipids and reduce your risk for heart disease.
Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) is a non-invasive treatment that can lower the number and intensity of angina episodes. Treatment is administered through three pairs of external inflatable cuffs that are applied around the lower legs, upper legs and buttocks. These cuffs continuously inflate and deflate between the resting period of the heartbeat and increase blood returned to the heart.
The story of U-M EECP patient George Forbes, whose U-M doctors recommended EECP after three of Forbes’ four bypasses collapsed, leaving him in heart failure.
At the Metabolic Fitness Program, a division of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Health System, our multidisciplinary team of cardiovascular experts is focused on helping you reverse your metabolic syndrome through support, education and comprehensive care.
