"By offering vascular screening, diagnosis and treatment from our lab inHudson, we are able to care for patients with an increased risk of heartattack or stroke effectively, right here within the community," said Dr. EmilHayak, founder and medical director of Western Reserve Heart Care. "This isone of the few vascular labs of this type in Northeast Ohio."

Tests performed include evaluations of circulation in the legs, veins forblood clots, carotid arteries to evaluate for potential stroke risk, andabdominal aorta to assess potential aneurysms. The vascular laboratory offersa comprehensive array of non-invasive tests including the ankle-brachial index(ABI), carotid duplex ultrasonography, abdominal ultrasound, and the venousdoppler ultrasonography.

Dr. Brendan Duffy will be overseeing operations, diagnosis, and patientcare at the vascular center. Dr. Duffy joined Western Reserve Heart Care inJuly and is a vascular specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of arterialdisease.

Western Reserve Heart Care received its echocardiography accreditationfrom the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of EchocardiographyLaboratories (ICAEL) in December 2007, and its nuclear medicine accreditationfrom the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear MedicineLaboratories (ICANL) in March of 2008.

Western Reserve Heart Care's friendly environment and in-house equipmentprovide a much less stressful alternative to a hospital visit. The facilityitself was designed with patient comfort in mind, with ample parking andcomfortable patient waiting areas.

The office is located at 1335 Corporate Drive in Hudson, across fromJoAnn's headquarters. For more information, visitwww.WesternReserveHeartCare.com or call 330-342-0806. Most insurances areaccepted.

SOURCE Western Reserve Heart Care