Cardiology
Dr. Sheila Nadiminti is a board-certified cardiologist at United Medical. She sees patients in two of our offices: Lyndhurst and Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Nadiminti has special training and knowledge to identify symptoms of heart disease, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, hypertension, and high cholesterol.
Common cardiology conditions include:
Diagnosing Heart Problems
Using advanced cardiac imaging technology, we can perform an in-office EKG and do blood work to evaluate the health of your heart. If there is an abnormality, Dr. Nadiminti may order additional testing to diagnose a heart condition. We do echocardiograms, electrocardiograms, and a wide range of cardiac stress tests in our New Jersey offices.
ICAEL Accredited Laboratory
United Medical has been granted accreditation in the area of adult transthoracic by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) in all three of its locations: Lyndhurst, Clifton, and Bayonne, New Jersey.
Accreditation by the ICAEL means that United Medical PC has undergone a thorough review of its operational and technical components by a panel of experts.
The ICAEL grants accreditation only to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care. ICAEL is a "seal of approval" that patients can rely on as an indication that the facility has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations in the field of echocardiography. Patients should remain vigilant in making sure that their echocardiography procedures are performed within accredited laboratories, because for many facilities it remains a voluntary process.
Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram is a painless test that uses ultrasound imaging to create pictures of your heart. The test gives your doctor information about the size and shape of your heart and how well your heart's chambers and valves are working. The test can also identify areas of heart muscle that are not contracting normally due to poor blood flow or injury from a previous heart attack. An echocardiogram can detect possible blood clots inside the heart, fluid buildup in the pericardium, and problems with the aorta.
Echocardiogram uses sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. The picture is much more detailed than a plain X-ray image and involves no radiation exposure. Occasionally, your lungs, ribs, or body tissue may prevent the sound waves and echoes from providing a clear picture of heart function. If so, the sonographer may inject a small amount of liquid (contrast) through an IV to better see the inside of the heart.
Our doctors may perform an echocardiogram to diagnose, evaluate, and monitor:
- Heart murmurs
- Abnormal heart valves
- Pumping function of the heart for people with heart failure
- Damage to the heart muscle in patients who have had heart attacks
- Infection in the sac around the heart (pericarditis)
- Infection on or around the heart valves (infectious endocarditis)
- The source of a blood clot or emboli after a stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack)
- Congenital heart disease
- Atrial fibrillation
- Pulmonary hypertension
Types of Echocardiograms
There are several types of echocardiograms. Our heart doctor will determine which is appropriate for you.