Our team currently provides adult cardiology outreach services to Conrad and Havre, Montana. We extend our services to these communities to ensure patients have access to expert clinicians and specialized care without having to travel for hours to reach the clinic. Our outreach program includes comprehensive heart evaluations, ongoing management of heart conditions, and personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs and preferences. We work closely with local healthcare providers to coordinate care, ensuring seamless care that helps strengthen patient outcomes by bringing care closer to home.
Structural heart disease refers to conditions that alter the shape and integrity of certain parts of the heart, including the valves, walls and chambers. These abnormalities can be caused by older age, injury, infection, or those present at birth. Structural heart procedures provide alternative treatment options that can be equally or more effective yet less invasive than traditional open heart surgery. These minimally invasive techniques not only reduce the risks associated with open heart surgery but also can shorten recovery times, helping patients get back to normal activities more quickly.
At Great Falls Clinic and Hospital, we offer a range of advanced structural heart procedures, including:
- Alcohol septal ablation: Reduces thickened heart muscle in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by injecting alcohol into a small artery
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure: Closes a hole in the atrial septum, the wall between the upper chambers of the heart
- MitraClip™: Clips together the leaflets of a leaky valve, improving function and reducing the symptoms of heart failure
- Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure: Closes a small, persistent hole between the heart’s atria to lower the risk of stroke
Cardiology Care in Great Falls, MT
Our approach to heart disease:
Prevention
We know that prevention is the first line of defense against heart disease. That’s why we focus on providing comprehensive preventive care for each patient, evaluating individual lifestyle, health, and genetic factors to help patients understand their risk. We conduct regular screenings and provide tailored lifestyle modifications to empower our patients to improve their heart health to support a higher quality of life both now and in the future.
Diagnosis
When a patient develops heart disease, making an accurate and timely diagnosis is crucial to effectively managing their condition and improving treatment outcomes. We utilize state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and techniques to detect heart disease, including cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, electrocardiography, nuclear imaging, and arterial doppler.
Treatment
At Great Falls Clinic and Hospital, we believe in a multidisciplinary approach to heart disease intervention. From minimally invasive procedures to open heart surgeries, we offer a wide range of treatment options to, first and foremost, restore heart function and, secondly, to support a healthy heart and help each patient drive positive changes in their quality of life through holistic care programs.
