General Cardiology

In general cardiology, we take a compassionate, noninvasive approach to diagnosing and treating common heart-related conditions. 

We’ll help you manage high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart attacks, heart failure, valve issues and abnormal heart rhythms.

Our approach to general cardiology

At UCI Health, we offer you an excellent patient experience while guiding you through a potentially challenging diagnosis. We aim to schedule new patients for general cardiology appointments within three days. 

The most common reasons you might need our general cardiology services include:

• coronary disease
• high blood pressure
• high cholesterol

If you have a cardiac issue that’s more complex, we’ll involve our cardiac subspecialists once we identify the problem. 

How we work together

We take a multidisciplinary approach to your care. Our general cardiologists, heart surgeons, heart failure and arrhythmia care specialists share information about your condition to work together seamlessly. 

Likewise, we have specific programs that meet every general cardiology need. For example, our Preventive Cardiology & Cholesterol Management Services program can help prevent plaque buildup and, potentially, heart disease. The UCI Health Interventional Cardiology Services program offers minimally invasive techniques that remove heart blockages. This greatly reduces the risk of a future heart attack.

Why choose UCI Health for general cardiology?

Our heart care is nationally recognized

Our goal is to provide you with excellent, personalized care for your heart. The way we do that is to bring together expert teams, advanced treatments and technologies, supportive care and research — all focused on you. These efforts helped us earn the Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award and The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. 

Clinical trials for heart problems

UCI Health is the only academic health system in Orange County. We lead and participate in clinical trials for heart-related conditions including heart failure and others. These trials look at new, effective ways to treat many conditions. You may have access to innovative therapies not yet widely available. 

Our Cardiac Rehab program can support a vital lifestyle reset

We develop heart problems for many reasons including other illnesses, congenital heart defects and medications. But lifestyle choices do impact your heart health for better or worse. 

Choices that lower “bad” cholesterol and high blood pressure can also reduce very serious future health risks. The specialists in our Cardiac Rehab program can work with you to set goals for exercise and lifestyle modifications, monitoring your progress daily. 

Under the UCI Health cardiology umbrella, our Women’s Heart Services program is innovative and life-saving

In our core practice at Women’s Heart Services, our cardiologists recognize symptoms that traditional programs often miss. We test for uncommon risk factors that are specific to women and offer groundbreaking treatments. We emphasize preventive approaches to care and early detection.