Apex Cardiology unit helps both kinds of people – those who already have heart disease, and those who are at high risk of developing it. The department is familiar with the latest and most effective drugs for lowering cholesterol as well as for hypertension and diabetes. In addition to managing cardiac risk using medications, highly individualized lifestyle adjustments that enhance health are prescribed.

Specialists in nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation and stress management put together a “prescription” of treatments designed for each patient.

The prevention program uses the very newest technology in diagnosis and treatment. For example, the department incorporates the use of biochemical and genetic markers of coronary artery disease. We are also currently performing calcium-scoring tests (in collaboration with the Department of Radiology) on numerous patients. The calcium scoring test (also known as fast-CT) can show blockages in the arteries that may not be picked up by other forms of testing.Other preventive approaches being investigated include the study of newer markers for coronary artery disease, such as homocysteine, CRP and myeloperoxidase (MPO).