Cardiovascular Testing and Diagnostics
Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute
Diagnosing Cardiac Disease at the Earliest Stage Possible
The most advanced diagnostic technology is the backbone of successful cardiovascular treatment, enabling the diagnosis of disease at an early stage. The state-of-the-art cardiovascular diagnostic technology at the Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute includes the following kinds of testing.
Learn about our types of diagnostic technology
- Holter monitor to continuously record cardiac rhythm for up to 96 hours
- Cardiac event monitoring for up to 30 days
- Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT) Monitor (continuous monitoring for up to 30 days)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (continuous monitoring for up to three years)
- Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram
- Treadmill and pharmacologic stress echocardiogram
- Two- and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiogram
- Exercise treadmill stress testing
- Cardiopulmonary metabolic stress testing
- Cardiac MRI
- Magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA)
- Coronary CT arteriography
- Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring
- Noninvasive Vascular Testing
- Carotid ultrasound
- Venous ultrasound
- Renal artery ultrasound
- Mesenteric artery ultrasound
- Abdominal aorta ultrasound
- Peripheral arterial exam
The following noninvasive vascular tests are now available at our 950 Warren Avenue location in East Providence, RI:
- Physiological testing (pulse volume recordings(PVR)/ankle-brachial Index)
- Arterial and venous exams
- Cerebrovascular/carotid exams
- Abdominal aorta, mesenteric, and renal artery exams
- Myocardial perfusion imaging stress test
- Cardiac blood pool scan (RVG)
- PET and PET/CT scans
This first of its kind technology is only available at Newport Hospital.
Contact the Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 1-855-332-8474.
Intersocietal Accreditations
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) provides accreditation programs to ensure quality patient care in cardiac testing and imaging. The Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute received IAC accreditation at certain locations in the following areas:
Echocardiography: adult transthoracic, adult stress, and adult transesophageal
Nuclear/PET: myocardial perfusion imaging and general nuclear medicine
Vascular: Extracranial cerebrovascular testing, peripheral venous testing, and peripheral arterial testing
Pediatric Echocardiography: Fetal and pediatric transthoracic at Hasbro Children’s
MyChart
All test results done at the Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute are available in LifeChart, Brown University Health’s electronic health record system. LifeChart allows you to securely access your medical information through the MyChart patient portal.
Research and Clinical Trials at LCVI
Research is currently being conducted to learn more about cardiovascular disease and how it affects our patients.
