Tests to be performed prior to your surgery or procedure. Pre-admission testing (PAT) is usually done no earlier than 14 days before surgery or procedure and is scheduled through the doctor's office.
The stages of sleep range from light to deep. Each stage has characteristics that can be measured. A sleep study is a number of tests done at the same time during sleep. The tests measure specific sleep characteristics and help to diagnose sleep disorders. A sleep study may also be called polysomnogram.
An echocardiogram is a noninvasive (the skin is not pierced) test used to see how well the heart is working. An exercise echocardiogram is done to assess the heart's response to stress or exercise and compare the results to when the heart is at rest.
Heart surgeons at Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute perform a wide range of life-saving cardiac surgery procedures. We’re experts at treating aneurysms, faulty heart valves, arrhythmias, heart failure and cardiac tumors.