Patient Appointments
304-293-4096
Patient Appointment Location
Physician Office Center (POC)
Level 3
Medicine, Suite 1
Medical Specialties
From the POC elevators, go left, and enter the first door on the right.
Cardiac Care Center
Cardiac catheterization
appointments, results, and referrals
304-598-4279
3rd Floor Ruby Memorial Hospital
From the Ruby elevators, go right, stop at the Registration desk
Cardiac Rehabilitation
304-598-4963
3rd Floor Ruby Memorial Hospital
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The Medical Cardiology section of the WVU Heart Institute offers comprehensive evaluation, consultation, and management of diseases of the heart and circulatory system.
Our team of experts treats patients with a variety of conditions, including:
Center for Congestive Heart Failure
The Center for Congestive Heart Failure, the only such center in the region, is an area of special interest at WVU. It provides IV inotropic therapy to stable outpatients with advanced heart failure, with a goal of improving functional level and avoiding hospitalization. The Center is an important resource for the state, reducing the number of emergency room visits and lowering health costs for heart patients.
Many patients receive treatment with drugs. The treatments are especially useful for patients who are at the maximum dosages of other heart drugs, people awaiting a heart transplant, or people who have a heart muscle disease. The treatment also helps patients breathe more easily.
Another option for the intractable angina patient who fails to respond to conventional treatment is a non-invasive technique called Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP). It involves placing blood pressure cuffs on the lower extremities to force blood from the heart into the vessels.
The Medical Cardiology Team