Program Description:

The Program provides the full spectrum of non-invasive cardiovascular services.

Echocardiography Laboratories:

• The full spectrum of diagnostic cardiac ultrasound services is provided.
• Two-dimensional and Doppler transthoracic echocardiography with and without contrast for adult and pediatric patients.
• Stress echocardiography, including bicycle and treadmill exercise, as well as adenosine, dobutamine and dipyridamole adjunctive pharmacotherapy.
• Transesophageal echocardiography, including outpatient, inpatient and intraoperative procedures with and without contrast.

Exercise Physiology Laboratory:

• The full spectrum of diagnostic services with and without adjunctive radionuclide imaging is provided.
• Exercise stress testing utilizing treadmill or bicycle.
• Stress testing utilizing atrial pacing.
• Pharmacological stress testing utilizing adenosine, dobutamine or dipyridamole.
• Metabolic stress testing.

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Program:

• Comprehensive services related to disorders of the heart rate and rhythm are provided, including state-of-the-art device therapy.
• Electrocardiography services, including 12-lead electrocardiography, vectorcardiography, signal-averaged electrocardiography (SAECG) and ambulatory electrocardiography ( Holter and event monitoring ).
• Cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator program, including transtelephonic pacemaker monitoring and arrhythmia device evaluation and programming.
• Autonomic function testing, including tilt testing and evaluation of heart rate variability.
• Electrical and chemical cardioversion.
• Cardiac arrhythmia research.

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• The Cardiac MRI Laboratory provides the full spectrum of diagnostic cardiac magnetic resonance imaging services.
• Anatomic/morphologic assessment.
• Functional studies.
• Stress wall motion and perfusion studies.
• Cardiac MRI research (especially angiography and plaque characterization).

Director:

• Abel E. Moreyra MD
• Sebastian T. Palmeri MD
• Daniel M. Shindler MD

You can find us on the web ...
http://www2.umdnj.edu/medpweb

Abel E. Moreyra, MD [ Full Listing ] Phone:   732-235-7208 Fax:   732-235-6530 Email:   moreyrae@umdnj.edu Address:   Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5200 125 Paterson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Sebastian T. Palmeri, MD [ Full Listing ] Phone:   732-235-7208 Fax:   732-235-6530 Email:   palmerse@umdnj.edu Address:   Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5200 125 Paterson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Daniel M. Shindler, MD [ Full Listing ] Phone:   732-235-7208 Fax:   732-235-6530 Email:   shindler@umdnj.edu Address:   Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5200 125 Paterson Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977