At UNC Health Rockingham, our highly trained team will work with you to identify heart, vascular, respiratory and lung-related challenges and appropriate treatment and therapies to improve your health. Our hospital team works closely with UNC Cardiology at Eden to administer testing and to provide care for patients in our care.
Heart & Vascular Care
If you need a test to check the health of your heart and blood vessels, choose UNC Health Rockingham in Eden, North Carolina, for expert services. A team of skilled specialists, dedicated to your heart health, provides coordinated heart and vascular care.
Working with UNC Cardiology At Eden
A team of dedicated cardiology specialists provide comprehensive and compassionate cardiovascular care close to home.
UNC Cardiology at Eden provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient consultation for all cardiovascular conditions including coronary artery disease, heart valve disease and peripheral vascular disease. The team works closely with UNC Health Rockingham hospital to provide services including non-invasive coronary CT angiogram and advanced cardiac imaging for patients being evaluated for heart valve disease and left atrial occlusion for afib.
Treatments and Services
Find out how your heart is working or if you are at risk for a heart or vascular problem with testing at UNC Health Rockingham.
Echocardiograms
These tests show your heart’s valves, structure, and movement:
- Echocardiogram – Moves a small ultrasound device over your chest to take pictures of the heart that show blood flow through the heart and blood vessels.
- Transesophageal echocardiogram – Takes ultrasound images from the back of the heart by using a tiny camera that slides down your throat
Cardiac Stress Tests
Check the strength of your heart with:
- Exercise stress Test – Records your heart’s activity while you walk on a treadmill
- Dobutamine Stress Test – Uses medicine rather than exercise to make your heart pump harder for a short time
- Nuclear Stress Test – Delivers mildly radioactive material to your blood vessels to show blood flow to your heart after exercise
- Stress Echocardiogram – Measures the heart’s electrical activity and uses ultrasound to show your heart as it pumps harder
- Additional testing includes
- Non-Invasive Coronary CT Angiogram
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging for Heart Valve Disease
- Cardioversion
- Holter Monitoring
Vascular Tests
Find out how healthy your blood vessels are with:
- Ankle-brachial index – Checks for peripheral artery disease (PAD) by comparing blood pressure in your ankle to blood pressure in your upper arm
- Doppler ultrasound – Uses sound waves to show blood flow and blockages in arteries or veins, especially in the legs or neck
Your Results
A cardiologist (heart doctor) will review your test results and give them to your primary care provider within 48 business hours. Expect a call from your primary care provider to discuss the results and next steps. If you need treatment, you may receive a referral to a specialist for expert care.
Lung, Respiratory & Pulmonary Care
Conditions We Treat
Turn to your respiratory team for the care of:
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Shortness of breath
- Pneumonia
- Respiratory failure
- Respiratory infections and viruses
Lung Services
Find a wide range of diagnostic tests and treatments for lung and breathing conditions.
Diagnostic Tests
- Arterial blood gases
- Adult Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Pediatric Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Pulse oximetry – Measures the oxygen level of your blood
- Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) on an outpatient basis
Treatments
- Bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) – Provides different levels of air pressure during inhalation and exhalation to help you breathe easier
- Bronchodilator therapy – Uses medication to open your airway and make breathing easier
- Chest physiotherapy – Helps drain mucus from your lungs
- Mechanical ventilation management (life support) -Helps you breathe if you are unable to do so due to a critical injury or illness
- Oxygen therapy - reduces the work required to breathe if you have a respiratory condition
High Flow Oxygen Therapy
If you have COPD and other severe lung conditions that make it hard for you to breath, you may receive heated high flow oxygen therapy in the hospital. This type of respiratory support delivers warm, humidified air through your nose to help you breathe and may be used in acute respiratory failure if you are critically ill and need respiratory support
How Can a Respiratory Therapist Help?
Our respiratory therapists are certified, knowledgeable health professionals who evaluate, treat, and care for you if you have a breathing problem. Your respiratory therapist at UNC Health Rockingham will work with your doctors to provide the best possible treatment for your condition.
