Cardiopulmonary care
Cardiopulmonary care and rehabilitation specialists in Florida
Chronic coughing, wheezing or overall discomfort of any kind in your heart, lungs or chest are serious medical issues.
HCA Florida Healthcare's heart and lung specialists can help. Our experienced and highly trained cardiopulmonary doctors will listen to your symptoms, examine your medical history and develop a real understanding of your condition. Additionally, they have full access to our broad network of hospitals and heart and lung centers across Florida. They will be able to work together with specialists in other fields to identify any other related issues that may be contributing to your condition.
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Understanding your heart health is critical to getting the care you need. We offer a health risk assessment to help get you started.
Understanding your heart health is critical to getting the care you need. We offer a health risk assessment to help get you started.
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Conditions We Treat
You may need cardiopulmonary care if you have certain conditions or have undergone certain procedures, including:
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic lung disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD)
- Congestive heart failure
- Emphysema
- Heart failure
- Pleural effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Stable angina
- Valvular heart disease
- Various types of heart surgery, such as balloon angioplasty, bypass surgery or valve replacement
- Other heart or lung diseases, especially those that cause breathing difficulties
Our Treatments & Services
Your heart and lungs work closely together to help your body function, so caring for them often requires both cardiac care and lung services. That's why we provide these types of services separately but also offer cardiopulmonary programs designed specifically to diagnose and treat conditions that impact both the heart and lungs.
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Diagnosing cardiopulmonary conditions
When you have a potential cardiopulmonary condition, we will quickly and effectively begin the diagnostic process. You may undergo typical cardiac diagnostics, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), or lung diagnostics, such as pulmonary function testing.
Some of the other diagnostic tests and exams we may use to diagnose cardiopulmonary conditions include:
- Arterial blood gases—a blood draw from your wrist that measures the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood
- Bronchoscopy—a fiber-optic scope is inserted in the lungs to allow physicians to view the internal condition of the lungs
- Chest X-rays—imaging to view the inflation size of your lungs
- Computerized tomography (CT) scans—imaging to view your lungs in more detail than what you can see in a chest X-ray
- Pulmonary function tests (PFT)—spirometry that measures the amount of air coming in and going out of your lungs
- Pulse oximetry—a tool (typically a tiny device that holds the end of your finger) and measures the oxygen in your blood
You may also need to have more in-depth tests, such as transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms, to help our specialists make an accurate diagnosis. Whatever you need, we will work closely with you to help get you diagnosed as quickly as possible.
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