Heart Care in Alexandria, LA

CHRISTUS Heart & Vascular Institute

(318) 528-5060

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Located on Prescott Rd.

Caring for the hearts of Alexandria, LA

Experience a collaborative approach to your heart's health with a diversified team of heart specialists at the Heart & Vascular Institute in Alexandria.

Our team includes:

  • A team of interventional cardiologists: Experts in various procedures from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to electrophysiology.
  • Advanced Practice Providers: Supporting our cardiologists and surgeons with exceptional patient care.

Our specialties include:

  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Non-Invasive Cardiology
  • Cardiac Imaging
  • Electrophysiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery

Personalized heart health: A journey tailored to you

Whether recovering from a heart condition, seeking preventive care, or undergoing tests and treatments, our local heart specialists are here for you.  

This facility is an outpatient department of CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.

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Hours & Locations

CHRISTUS

Heart & Vascular Institute

3311 Prescott Road Suite 112, Alexandria, LA 71301
318-528-5060
Hours
  • Monday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Wednesday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Thursday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Conditions We Treat for Your Heart

At CHRISTUS Heart & Vascular Institute, you have access to board-certified specialists who provide treatment for the following conditions:

Diagnostic Services

At CHRISTUS Heart and Vascular Institute, we offer advanced imaging technologies as part of our diagnostic services, bringing state-of-the-art heart care to Central Louisiana. 

  • Calcium scoring
  • CT and CT Angio scan
  • EKG and echocardiography
  • Electrophysiology (EP study)
  • Non-invasive diagnostic testing
  • Nuclear imaging
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • State-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab
  • Stress test

These tests help your physician assess your heart’s electrical system, monitor your pacemaker or implanted device, evaluate your circulatory system, and check how well your heart valves are functioning.

Vascular Procedures

By treating cardiovascular issues, we can help relieve symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue, often with faster recovery and less discomfort. 

  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Cardiac catheter ablation to treat heart rhythm disorders
  • Device implants – pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and event monitors
  • Diagnostic and interventional pulmonary and peripheral vascular procedures
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for a diseased aortic valve
  • Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) treats an aneurysm in the aorta
  • Heart bypass and heart valve surgery
  • Percutaneous coronary interventions utilizing state-of-the-art technology

Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation

We know that heart health involves the whole person, mind and body, so whether you’ve experienced a heart attack, had bypass or heart valve surgery, or have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, our Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation program is here to help you return to an active lifestyle and make changes necessary to prevent future heart events.

Cardiac rehabilitation is an individualized treatment plan designed to help you:

  • Make the right lifestyle changes to decrease your risk of a heart attack or stroke, and to reduce the need for future surgery.
  • Increase your understanding about your condition and treatment.
  • Increase your ability to perform your job and your daily or recreational activities.
  • Provide you and your family with the support and motivation you need to make important lifestyle changes.

A physician referral is required. Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay are accepted. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.

Your Heart. Your Life. Our Purpose.

Patient & Visitor Information

If you cannot come alone to your appointment, please bring only essential visitors.

Masks are not required within our facilities but will be worn when providing care to those who have possibly infectious respiratory illnesses. Patients and essential visitors with symptoms of possibly contagious respiratory illnesses are asked to wear a mask within our facilities to protect our community of patients.

Most major insurance plans are accepted including Medicare and CHRISTUS Health Plan. However, it is the responsibility of each patient to check with your individual insurance to confirm that our clinic is within your plan's network.

For life threatening emergencies, please call 911.

If you do not believe your after hour issue constitutes an emergency, please call our office and the answering service will get in touch with the on-call physician. On-call physicians are available to help out in possible emergencies. Please do not call the after hours line for medication refills, appointment scheduling or test/lab results.

When you login into your MyCHRISTUS account, you can schedule a visit to come into our office to see your Primary Care Clinician face-to-face or schedule a virtual visit. Either way, your clinician is here to make sure there is never an interruption in care. MyCHRISTUS allows you to access your health records, view test results, manage billing, request prescription refills, ask questions, and set appointments with the click of a button. Parents can also access their children’s records via MyCHRISTUS. MyCHRISTUS is password-protected and delivered via an encrypted connection, ensuring it is safe from unauthorized access.

Finding the right provider to provide the care you need as a new patient can seem like a daunting task. We understand and are here to help you choose the provider that fits you and the method of care that works best for you. Whether it is coming into our office or scheduling a virtual visit, we are here to provide seamless care for you and your entire family.

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