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- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Announces State-of-the-Art, Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center in Washington Heights
- "Bad" Cholesterol May Not Be the Best Predictor of Heart Disease Risk in Generally Healthy Individuals
- 9/11 Lifestyle Changes May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
- A NYC First: Patient Participates in Stem Cell Clinical Trial to Repair Heart Damaged by Severe Coronary Artery Disease
- Columbia Research Suggests Need to Rethink Causes of Heart Failure
- Columbia Scientists Study Advantages of Using Web to Tailor Medical Information to Patients
- Columbia University Medical Center Study Shows Stress Test Saves Lives of Patients With Chest Pain
- Computerized Electrocardiogram Rhythm Errors Common, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Study Finds
- Dean Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., Elected Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Diabetics Benefit Less from Anti-Hypertensive Treatment to Reduce Enlarged Heart
- Do Heart Disease and Cancer Have a Common Genetic Link?
- Electrocardiogram Helps Predict Risk for Congestive Heart Failure in Hypertensive Patients
- For High-Blood-Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart Decreases Risk of Heart Failure
- Gene Test Detects Heart Transplant Rejection
- Genetic Medicine Program at Weill Cornell Receives Major Boost from The Starr Foundation
- Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke Studied in First-of-Its-Kind Series of Clinical Studies
- JAMA Article Looks at Data-Sharing in Clinical Trials for Heart Disease
- Keeping the Beat: NewYork-Presbyterian Offers Heart Patients New Combination Defibrillator/Pacemakers
- Larger Waistline Is Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Disease in Women
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices May Improve Heart Function and Lead to Search for New Therapies To Obviate Need for Transplants
- Lovastatin Treatment Reduces Events in Patients at Varying Degrees of Coronary Risk and Reduces Need for Invasive Procedures
- Lupus Patients at Increased Risk for Atherosclerosis, Weill Cornell Study Finds
- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Performs Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- New Intravascular Radiation Procedures Reduce Renarrowing of Coronary Arteries
- New Laser Technology Offers Promise for Heart Disease Patients
- New Methodology Gives Weill Cornell Team Insights into Psychological Value of Cardiac Stress Testing
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Scientists Present Findings at American Heart Association's Annual Conference
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center Physician-Scientists Present Clinical Research at American Heart Association's Annual Conference
- NYC First: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Cardiologists Implant Novel Stroke-Prevention Device for Heart Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
- Physician-Scientist Urges Improved Drug Regulation to Ensure Safety of Non-Heart Drugs
- Potential for Adult Stem Cells to Repair Hearts Damaged by Severe Coronary Artery Disease Investigated in Ongoing Study
- Reducing Enlarged Heart Muscle Cuts Patients' Cardiac Risk, Independent of Lowered Blood Pressure, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Researchers Report
- Research Shows Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Lovastatin Reduces Risk of Heart Attack in Healthy Adults
- Weill Cornell Dean and Cardiovascular Expert Makes "Top Ten" Texas List
- Weill Cornell Physician-Scientists Win 2 Top Awards at American Heart Association Meeting
- Weill Cornell Receives $7.6 Million Federal Grant for Clinical Trials on New Ways To Change Behavior in Patients With Cardiopulmonary Disease
- Weill Cornell Researchers Announce New Gene Therapy Strategy To Promote Hair Growth
- Weill Cornell Researchers Identify a Likely Genetic Cause of Atherosclerosis
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- Weill Cornell Study Illuminates Cardiac Scarring That Leads to Heart Failure
Health Library
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- Arrhythmias
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Arteries: Anatomy and Function
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart's Electrical System: Anatomy and Function
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Heart Valves: Anatomy and Function
- Implantable Converter Defibrillators
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Pacemakers
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Syncope (Sudden Loss of Consciousness)
- Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
- Vital Signs
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Clinical Services
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- Advanced Diagnostics
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Angiograms
- Angioplasty and Stenting
- Arrhythmia Control
- Artificial Heart Devices: LVAD
- Cardiac Electrophysiologic Studies and T-wave Alternans Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Grafting)
- Echocardiograms
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Stress Tests, Holter Monitor and Event/Loop Recorders
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Implantable Converter Defibrillators and Biventricular Pacing
- Intravascular / Intracoronary and Intracardiac Ultrasound
- Nuclear Imaging For Heart Disease (PET scans, MUGA scans)
- Off-pump Surgery
- Pacemakers
- Pediatric Heart Surgery
- Preventive Cardiology
- Robotic Heart Surgery
- Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Transmyocardial Revascularization
- Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Treatments for Heart Valve Disease
Tilt Testing
At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, our physicians specialize in the evaluation of syncope, or fainting. More than 100,000 Americans seek medical attention for recurrent episodes of syncope in their lifetime. More than half of the reported cases of syncope are due to cardiovascular disease. The Department of Cardiolgy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Syncope Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center use the latest technology to evaluate patients with syncope.
Tilt Table Testing is one of the diagnostic tools used by our physicians to pinpoint the cause of syncope. This test involves lying flat on a table that is able to tilt. The patient is tilted upright at an angle, with the head always above the feet; patients are not tilted upside down. As the patient is tilted toward the upright position, an ECG records the hearts electrical activity. In some patients, this simple maneuver will reveal abnormal cardiovascular reflexes that produce syncope.
