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Welcome to Southern California Hospital Heart Institute

Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States. There are more than one million new and recurring cases of heart attacks each year; tragically 40% of these patients do not survive.

Southern California Hospital at Culver City offers a comprehensive range of cardiac services from non-invasive diagnostic testing, interventional procedures, and vascular surgery. Many problems associated with coronary heart disease can be avoided by regular screening. Southern California Hospital at Culver City believes that prompt, sophisticated treatment may save countless lives.

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All types of vascular surgeries and procedures are offered through our Heart Institute, such as carotid endarterectomy, endoscopic vein surgery, and endovascular stenting with the least traumatic option always being considered to maximize a positive clinical outcome. For example, a patient suffering with peripheral vascular disease (vascular occlusion of the arteries in the leg), angioplasty with or without stent placement would be considered before open-heart surgery.
An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a non-invasive diagnostic test that checks for abnormalities with electrical and structural functions of your heart. An EKG shows the heart’s electrical activity as line tracings on paper. The spikes and dips in the tracings are called waves.

An EKG is one of the tools that helps diagnose cardiac disease especially if the patient is experiencing chest pain or pressure. Other cardiac symptoms include shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and rapid/irregular heartbeats (palpitations).
At Southern California Hospital at Culver City Heart Institute, we focus on making the surgical and/or procedure as comfortable as possible. Vascular procedures are quickly evolving, as new minimally invasive techniques are developed and refined. Our services include age-related sexual medicine, preventive medicine, regenerative medicine and electrophysiology.
Through our Heart Institute and hospital, we offer a variety of screening tests to diagnose heart problems. Our screening test options include:
- Echocardiogram (ECG)
- Echocardiogram with bubble study
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
- Stress treadmill
- Cardiac nuclear stress test with Lexiscan
- Stress echocardiogram
- Dobutamine stress
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Cardiac rhythm strips
- 24-hour Holter monitoring
- Upper/Lower extremity venous/arterial duplex ultrasound
- Upper/Lower extremity vein mapping
- Dialysis access
- Carotid duplex
- Ankle brachial index test
- Pericardiocentesis
- Thrombin injection for pseudoaneurysm
- Cardiovascular Services
- Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure that cardiologists or other heart specialists use to evaluate heart function and diagnose cardiovascular conditions, which includes:
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Multivessel Angioplasty and Stenting
- Atherectomy
- Rotablator Atherectomy
- Advanced Heart Failure Therapy
- Pacemakers
- Noninvasive Cardiology
- CT Angiography
- CT Heart Scan
- Cardiac and Vascular Screening Services
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Echo and Doppler Studies
EP studies assess the heart’s electrical system to diagnose abnormal heart beats or arrythmia. Our studies include:
- Ablation Therapy
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Internal Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs)
- Pacemaker Monitoring and Clinic