Cardiac Care | Award-Winning Cardiac Care | WVU Medicine Camden Clark

When it comes to heart care, there’s no substitute for decades of trust.

WVU Medicine Camden Clark and Parkersburg Cardiology have been the region’s leader in cardiac care for more than 50 years — delivering award-winning, cutting-edge treatments right here at home. No unnecessary travel, just reliable, expertise, backed by the support of the WVU Heart & Vascular Institute and seamlessly connected through our My WVU Chart.

Our 50 years of proven results speak for themselves:

#1 in West Virginia for Cardiology – Healthgrades
Five-Star Treatment of Heart Failure for Eight Years in a Row – Healthgrades
Five-Star Treatment of Heart Attack for Two Years in a Row – Healthgrades
HeartCARE Center Award National Distinction of Excellence – American College of Cardiology
Rated High Performing in the Treatment of Heart Failure by U.S. News & World Report for Seven Years in a Row
… and the list goes on.

These aren’t just accolades — they’re proof of our team’s unmatched expertise, reliability, and commitment to delivering top-tier care. Our patients don’t need to chase change — they already have excellence right here.

Our patients benefit from 24/7 access to your electronic medical records through MyWVUChart and a connected care team that doesn’t skip a beat.

Trust. Experience. Results.
That’s what matters most when it comes to your heart.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Services

WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center, through its partnership with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has built one of the finest cardiac surgery programs in the United States, providing comprehensive cardiac care for patients with heart problems, including shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, high blood pressure, and vascular disease.

Camden Clark Medical Center is the ONLY hospital in the Mid-Ohio Valley that offers award-winning heart care. As such, we are committed to working closely with our patients and their families to develop a comprehensive treatment plan – one that is grounded in trust and open communication and built on the notion that every patient deserves a compassionate care team, the only focus of which is to care for that patient and provide them the best possible outcome.

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Our cardiac surgeons offer a wide range of services – everything from mitral valve repair to cardiac bypasses. Specific surgeries include:

Aortic surgery
Atrial fibrillation surgery
Bypass surgery
Congenital heart surgery
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy surgery – septal myectomy
Heart failure surgery – left ventricular assist devices, left ventricular reconstruction.
Valve surgery

Our surgeons also use the most advanced procedures, including minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robot-assisted cardiac surgery, transcatheter valve procedures (including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement – TAVR), and percutaneous mitral valve treatments. The cardiac surgery team is on the forefront of using new technologies, procedures, and treatments for cardiac patients.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with our Cardiovascular and Thoracic team call 304-424-4760.

Cardiology Services

Our exclusive alliance with Parkersburg Cardiology Associates offers comprehensive evaluation and management of diseases of the heart and circulatory system and work with primary care physicians to ensure coordinated, continuous care. Special services include physical fitness evaluation, non-invasive and invasive studies, and interventional procedures.

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation provides ECG and cardiac rehabilitative services for patients who have had a heart attack, valve replacement, stable angina, bypass surgery, and other heart-related conditions. Cardiac rehabilitation includes disease education and a comprehensive program to monitor exercise.

Catheterization Lab

Cardiac catheterization helps diagnose the presence of heart disease, such as blocked coronary arteries. This diagnostic procedure evaluates blood flow to the heart and determines the condition of heart muscle, coronary arteries, and the valves and chambers of the heart. Pacemaker and defibrillator insertions are also performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.

Echocardiogram

This ultrasound procedure provides images of the heart from outside the chest wall. The echo may be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis and may be performed at the bedside. The transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is an ultrasound procedure that provides images of the heart from inside the esophagus. It is used mainly for diagnostic purposes but can also be used to monitor cardiac patients during surgery.

Stress Testing

Stress tests allow physicians to evaluate a patient’s blood flow to the heart before and during exercise. These tests show how the heart functions when it has to work harder and requires more oxygen. Nuclear stress testing includes the injection of a radioactive material to enhance a higher quality of X-ray imaging. In non-exercise stress testing, a medication is utilized to stimulate and exercise the heart without actual exercise.

Holter Monitor

This ambulatory diagnostic test is used by physicians to evaluate the heart’s performance over a 24- to 48-hour period.

Electrocardiogram (ECG)

This diagnostic test determines electrical activity and conduction within the heart.

Pacer Clinic

This clinic provides pacemaker and defibrillator analysis for patients with implanted cardiac devices. Clinicians have the ability to assess function, test generator, and assess lead integrity and battery status to determine elective replacement time. Necessary changes can also be programmed into the device during pacer clinic under the direct supervision of a cardiologist.

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