Cardiology
FIND A HEART PROVIDER ONLINE By Phone 844.411.UPHS (8747)
UP Health System offers a spectrum of heart and vascular care services, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, cardiovascular surgery, vein care and more.
Making Heart Health a Priority
Heart health is about more than just your heart. Blood pressure, cholesterol, family history and other factors all play important roles in keeping your heart strong. If you have questions about your heart health but aren’t quite sure where to begin, start with a heart health assessment and learn more about any risks you may have for heart-related conditions. As an accredited Chest Pain Center, your journey to a stronger heart starts here.
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Advanced Cardiology in Marquette, MI
UP Health System is a leader in advanced cardiology care in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The multi-disciplinary cardiology teams in UP Health System offer an integrated approach to heart care that spans the spectrum from prevention and diagnostic care to the latest in surgical treatments and rehabilitation. We are here providing quality heart care, close to home, when you need it most.
Conditions we manage and treat:
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bradycardia
- Congenital heart defects
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary artery disease (narrowing of the coronary arteries)
- Heart valve disease
- Peripheral artery disease
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Vascular disease
- Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
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Quality Heart Care, Close to Home
We are dedicated to providing our patients with the best heart care treatment. Our facilities use the newest methods and best practices in heart care to ensure that our patients receive:
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- Help and communication to better understand how to respond to your heart emergencies.
- Improved quality of life after a heart episode.
- Right care at the right time to minimize or eliminate heart damage due to heart attack.
- Timely and accurate diagnoses to reduce the disruption to your life and get you back home as soon as possible.
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The One Call Patient Transfer Center is also available 24/7 to facilitate seamless transfers of patients to UP Health System - Marquette, a Level II Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, and the federally-designated Regional Referral Center for the Upper Peninsula.
UP Health System - Portage is a designated Level 3 Trauma Center and UP Health System - Bell is a designated Critical Access Hospital.
UP Health System is a part of Lifepoint Health, a partnership that brings in world-renowned leadership in patient safety and clinical quality systems in heart care. Nationally, UP Health System - Marquette achieved recognition in 2017 from Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality for having the second-lowest heart attack readmission rate in the United States.
ACC Accreditation Services, the Accrediting Arm of the American College of Cardiology, has recognized UP Health System with various designations:
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- UP Health System - Bell: Accredited Chest Pain Center
- UP Health System - Marquette: Accredited Cath Lab with PCI; Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI; 2024 NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award
- UP Health System - Portage: Accredited Chest Pain Center
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Learn More About Our Accreditations
Leaders in Clinical Research
UP Health System is the region's leader in cutting-edge and compassionate heart care. We provide the best possible heart disease care with a world-class team of cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiovascular surgeons.
Technology
Access to state-of-the-art technology and innovative treatments leads to the best results for our patients. UP Health System is paving the way forward in heart care, with cutting-edge procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device implant. Two new catheterization laboratories were added to UPHS - Marquette in 2017, which introduced the Innova IGS 530 (GE Healthcare) to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These new cath labs boast a number of advancements that assist in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the heart.
Research
Our Clinical Research team works with our expert physicians to bring the best improvements in medical treatment, prevention, and diagnosis to our patients. Patients have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials that span from implant device technology to innovations in pharmaceuticals. Notable trials conducted by UP Health System include the EVERA MRI, the world's first full-body, MRI-safe defibrillator, and several active studies on investigational implantable devices such as BeAT-HF.