Riverside Heart & Vascular Center

Our Mission

Your heart is in the right place. Offering ground-breaking treatment in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and care, Riverside Heart & Vascular Center is the Peninsula’s only Open Heart Surgery Center and the only local hospital performing stent catheterization with on site emergency surgical back up. We consistently surpass the national gold standard for quickly restoring blood flow to blocked arteries, and provide over 27,000 incidents of care annually.

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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jun 19

How often should I have my blood pressure checked?

Your healthcare provider will tell you how many times and how you should take your blood pressure. Carefully follow your healthcare provider's instructions.
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jun 19

What is heart valve surgery?

Like any pump or engine, the heart has valves which maintain flow in the appropriate direction. Abnormalities of the valves can be present from birth (congenital valve disease) or may dev...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jun 19

What is a Holter monitor?

Holter and 30 Day event monitors are small and portable EKG recording units applied by a trained EKG technician. Patients are able to go about their daily routine while the unit records their...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On May 20

What are the symptoms of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?

If you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): You may have no symptoms at all. You may feel pain in the middle or lower part of the left side of your abdomen. This pain may come and go or be ...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On May 20

What is an electrocardiogram (EKG)?

An EKG (short for electrocardiogram) is a fast and painless test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG translates the heart's electrical activity into line...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On May 02

How does mitral valve repair compare with mitral valve replacement?

Disorders of the mitral valve can be treated surgically by either a mitral valve repair or a mitral valve replacement. The abnormal valve may be narrowed, leaking, or both. The decision whether to ...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On May 02

What is the treatment for an aortic aneurysm?

Aortic aneurysms are one of the most complicated and potentially dangerous vascular conditions. Our physicians are utilizing one of the newest available treatments, endovascular stents. A stent is ...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Apr 15

How is aortic valve stenosis treated?

Treatment of aortic stenosis depends on your symptoms and may include one or more of the following: Surgery: Surgery is the only treatment to cure aortic stenosis. The procedures may include an ...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Apr 09

What is a thoracic aortic aneurysm?

Thoracic aortic aneurysm, or TAA, is an abnormal widening of a part of the thoracic aorta. The thoracic aorta is the large artery (blood vessel) that comes from the heart and extends down the cente...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Mar 20

What are risk factors for peripheral vascular disease (PVD)?

There are things that put you at high risk for getting peripheral vascular disorders (PVDs) that you may not be able to change. These are: Being on bedrest after an illness or injury. Having di...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Mar 12

Is bypass surgery dangerous?

Bypass surgery is dangerous, but so is taking an airplane flight, climbing a ladder to change a light bulb, and driving your car to the grocery store. The vast majority of heart operations don...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Mar 11

What is peripheral vascular disease (PVD)?

Peripheral vascular disorders (PVDs) are conditions that can change blood flow through blood vessels in your body. PVDs do not affect the blood vessels in your heart and brain. Disorders may be in ...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jan 22

How do I know if someone is having a stroke?

Know the test to recognize the signs of a stroke: F.A.S.T. F = Face: Ask the person to smile. Drooping on one side of the mouth or face is a sign of a stroke. A = Arms: Ask the person to raise...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jan 16

What causes chest pain?

Your chest pain may come and go for no known reason. Some chest pain may return often and be bothersome to you, but it may not be dangerous. Some chest pain may be a sign of a serious health condit...
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Riverside Heart and Vascular Center has answered a question
On Jan 16

What are risk factors for a heart attack?

Certain factors, called coronary risk factors, increase your risk of a heart attack. These factors contribute to the unwanted buildup of deposits (atherosclerosis) narrowing arteries including thos...
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