Cardiology | Summit Health

Although you cant choose when you need heart care, you can choose where you go when you need it. You can rest assured that youre choosing a team that is nationally recognized for exceptional heart care that is right here, close to home.

Our team of heart care experts understands and believes in treating each patient with specialized, compassionate care.

Your health and time is important to us, so we've made heart care conveniently located within your reach without having to leave the comfort of your home.

Our heart care network is comprised of two award-winning hospitals, two cardiovascular health offices, and multiple cardiology testing locations where you can get tests, treatments, procedures and overall heart care management.

Interventional Cardiologists Aylmer C. Tang, MD and Arshad M. Safi, MD lead a highly trained and experienced team of nurses, radiology techs and support medical staff. Our team of experts are dedicated to finding the best treatment plan for you and will continue to work collaboratively with your family physician to keep your heart healthy.

Each year, our Cardiology Team performs more than 1400 procedures and is involved with several clinical research projects designed to strive for better treatment options for heart patients.

We've expanded our heart care suite at Chambersburg Hospital in our King Street Addition, which offers some great features such as:

At Summit Cardiology, we provide prevention services, diagnostic tests, and treatment options for heart patients.

A long, thin, flexible tube ("catheter") with a balloon at the tip is threaded through an artery into a blocked blood vessel. The doctor inflates the balloon to open the artery so blood can flow through easily.

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A long, thin, flexible tube ("catheter") is placed into a blood vessel and threaded to your heart. Through the tube, doctors can open blocked arteries.

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An electrocardiogram is a simple and fast procedure that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart.

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Echocardiography evaluates the function of heart muscle and identifies any possible structural problems.

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These procedures measure blood flow to the heart muscle both at rest and during stress on the heart. These images show areas of low blood flow through the heart and areas of damaged heart muscle

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Cardiac stress tests are used to evaluate the causes of chest pain or shortness of breath

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This small, portable device records your heart beat so your doctor can learn more about your heart

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We offer a full array of services for implanted cardiac devices

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A stent is wire mesh tube that is small and expandable. It is used to hold an artery open to improve blood flow

A medical procedure to restore a normal heart rhythm for people who have certain types of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias)

Allows for a clearer image of the heart, especially the back structures

These devices can help regulate your heart rhythm

Platinum Performance Achievement Award the highest award achievable for measuring performance for heart attack patients. This is our hospitals 3rd year receiving this award.

Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for implementing the highest standard of care for heart attack patients. We are the only hospital in Pennsylvania to receive this award.

Get with the Guidelines Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award for the diagnosis & treatment of heart failure patients.

award was given to Chambersburg Hospital for reaching higher standards of cardiac care in 2013. Our hospital was one of 197 hospitals nationwide to receive this award.

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Cardiology | Summit Health