Coumadin Clinics

Peninsula Cardiology offers several chronic disease management clinics, The Coumadin Clinic is a service directed by physicians and staffed with RN's with specific knowledge in various forms of anti coagulation therapy. If you are on an anticoagulant, it is important for you to know as much about this medication as possible. Coumadin is the brand name for Warfarin Sodium, which is the commonly used anticoagulant. The Coumadin Clinic manages anticoagulant therapyfor hundreds of patients in an eight county area. It has been nationally recognized for excellent care. Care is directed by our cardiologist, following nationally accepted standards. Testing is done on-site in our office. Each patient is seen and assessed by a registered nurse. As well, extensive patient teaching is done. In order to be seen in the Coumadin Clinic a physiscian referral is needed. There is a Coumadin Clinic in our Salisbury Maryland Diagnostic Testing Center.

As a Coumadin patient at Peninsula Cardiology it is your responsiblity to:

• Know the Coumadin information contained on this website.
• Cooperate with your health care providers and the Coumadin Clinic managing your care.
• Inform your health care providers and the Coumadin Clinic of any changes or problems that may occur.

Your physician has prescribed Coumadin therapy for one of the following conditions:

• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body. Blood clots occur when blood thickens and clumps together.
• Pulmonary Embolism (PE) - A pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a sudden blockage in a lung artery. The blockage usually is due to a blood clot that traveled to the lung from a vein in the leg.
• Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) - Atrial Fibrillation (also called AF or A Fib) is a common heart rhythm disorder caused by a problem in the conduction of electrical impulses in the upper chambers, or atria, of the heart.
• Artificial Heart Value - An artificial heart valve is a device implanted in the heart of a patient with heart valvular disease. When one of the four heart valves malfunctions, the medical choice may be to replace the natural valve with an artificial valve. This requires open-heart surgery.
• Cardiomyopathy - Cardiomyopathy is a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn't work as well as it should. There may be multiple causes including viral infections.
• Clotting Disorders - Clotting disorders is a term used to describe a group of conditions in which there is an increased tendency, often repeated and over an extended period of time, for excessive clotting.

Cardiology Services:

Vascular Diagnostic Testing | Nuclear Diagnostic Testing | Electrophysiology | EKG | Echocardiograms