Cardiology
You deserve to have an entire Cardiology team that is dedicated to helping you take care of your heart. Our team is highly skilled, with decades of experience and access to the most advanced technology to care for you. Our cardiologists will work with you and your family physician to help keep your heart healthy.
Although you can’t choose when you need heart care, you can choose where you go when you need it. You can rest assured that you’re choosing a team that is nationally recognized for exceptional heart care. The best part is we’re right here - close to home.of experience and access to the most advanced technology to care for you. Our cardiologists will work with you and your family physician to help keep your heart healthy.
Physician Office
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Summit Cardiology in Chambersburg provides prevention services, diagnostic tests, and treatment options for heart patients.
Our Cardiologists will work with you and your family physician to help keep your heart healthy.
Testing Procedures
Angioplasty
A long, thin, flexible tube ("catheter") with a balloon at the tip is threaded through an artery into a blocked blood vessel. The doctor inflates the balloon to open the artery so blood can flow through easily.
Cardiac Catheterization
A long, thin, flexible tube ("catheter") is placed into a blood vessel and threaded to your heart. Through the tube, doctors can open blocked arteries.
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
An electrocardiogram is a simple and fast procedure that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart.
Echocardiography (Echo)
Echocardiography evaluates the function of heart muscle and identifies any possible structural problems.
Heart Imaging
These procedures measure blood flow to the heart muscle both at rest and during stress on the heart. These images show areas of low blood flow through the heart and areas of damaged heart muscle.
Stress Test
Cardiac stress tests are used to evaluate the causes of chest pain or shortness of breath.
Holter Monitoring
This small, portable device records your heart beat so your doctor can learn more about your heart.
Pacemaker/ICD Clinic
We offer a full array of services for implanted cardiac devices.
Hospital Procedures
Stent
A stent is wire mesh tube that is small and expandable. It is used to hold an artery open to improve blood flow.
Cardioversion
A medical procedure to restore a normal heart rhythm for people who have certain types of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias).
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
Allows for a clearer image of the heart, especially the back structures.
Pacemaker Implants
These devices can help regulate your heart rhythm.
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EndocrinologySummit Endocrinology provides treatment options for disorders of the body's hormonal system including diabetes.
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FitnessResults Therapy and Fitness offers exercise classes and programs; personal training; along with physical therapy and rehabilitation.
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PulmonologySummit Pulmonology can help you breathe better by diagnosising, treating, and managing lung disorders.
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Weight ManagementSummit Weight Management Services can help you manage your weight by using evidence based- methods and personalized care.
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Heart Tips
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- 10 Myths About Heart Disease
- Avoiding Heart Disease is Easier Than You Think
- Heart Disease in Women
- Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease
- Stop Smoking
Online Sources
- American Diabetes Association
Whatever you need to know about diabetes, this is the place to begin. Provides information on symptoms, prevention, food, fitness and tips for living with diabetes. - American Heart Association
A great resource that includes informaton on heart disease and related conditions, quizzes, calculators, warning signs, nutrition center and more. - CYPHER Stent®
Learn more about the use of CYPHER stents for cornary heart disease. Learn about the safety and benefits of the stent procedure. - Smokefree.gov
Smokefree.gov is intended to help you or someone you care about quit smoking. Follow the step-by-step quit guide, talk to an expert, and learn more about tools and resources related to quitting. - Stentplus
Stentplus Patient Success Program includes support to cardiac patients and important heart health information. - My Life Check™
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association joins with Million Hearts™ to make lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. My Life CheckTM, is a health assesment for you to learn the state of your heart and what you can do to live a better life.
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American College of Cardiology Foundation’s “Platinum Performance Achievement Award”
This award was given to Chambersburg Hospital for reaching higher standards of cardiac care in 2012. Our hospital was one of 164 hospitals nationwide to receive this award. |
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Chambersburg Hospital was awarded the American Heart Association'sMission: Lifeline® Gold Performance Achievement Award
Chambersburg Hospital is the only hospital in PA to receive the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Gold Performance Achievement Award this year. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard in care for STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients. |
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Chambersburg Hospital Designated an Aetna Institute of Quality®Aetna designated Chambersburg Hospital as an "Institute of Quality" for cardiac medical interventions in 2012. This recognition is only available to hospitals with heart care programs that have higher standards of care, treat a high number of heart patients, and have higher success rates for their patients. Facilities are selected for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care. |
Advanced Technology
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Our expanded heart care suite at Chambersburg Hospital offers some great features 3 Heart Catherization labs with 2 GE Innova IGS 520 systems. Innova IGS 520 system helps doctor guide the catheter through blood vessel.
Your Heart Care Team
Interventional Cardiologists Aylmer C. Tang, MD and Arshad M. Safi, MD are assisted by a highly trained and experienced team of nurses, radiology techs and support staff.
Each year, Chambersburg Hospital’s Cardiology Team performs more than 1400 procedures.
Our team is currently involved in several clinical research projects designed to find improved treatments for heart patients.
