The Cardiac Risk Reduction Clinic is the preventive arm of Peninsula Cardiology/ It's a comprehensive program designed to proactively combat cardiovascular disease.

The Risk Reduction Clinic is physician directed, utilizing nurse case management with the emphasis on patient-centered goal identification, motivation and education. All individual plans and medical strategies are designed to achieve multifactor risk reduction in the primary and secondary prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

The Coumadin Clinic manages anticoagulant therapy for hundreds of patients in an eight county area. It has been nationally recognized for excellent care. Care is directed by our cardiologists, following nationally accepted standards.
Testing is done on- site. 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 physician referral is needed. There is a Coumadin Clinic in our Salisbury Diagnostic Testing Center.

Echocardiography is one of the most frequently used techniques for diagnosing cardiovascular disease.  An Echocardiograph records the position and motion of the heart walls or internal structures of the heart and neighboring tissue.  This is a non-invasive procedure, causing no discomfort to the patient, and is used to evaluate structural, functional and hemodynamic (blood circulation) abnormalities of the heart.  There are several echocardiography techniques that are used (two dimensional, Doppler and color flow imaging that aid in the diagnosis of heart disease.

Peninsula Cardiology offers Transthoracic, Stress and Contrast Echocardiography by a nationally registered, board certified technologist.  Echocardiography can be performed during regular office hours.

Vascular Diagnostic Testing is used to diagnose blood clots, venous insufficiency, arterial occlusion (closing), abnormalities in the carotid artery blood flow caused by narrowing and to evaluate trauma to the arteries.  A Vascular Ultrasound, like the Echocardiograph is a non-invasive procedure that causes no discomfort to the patient.

Peninsula Cardiology Associates, P.A. Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory was among the first 1200 vascular laboratories in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to be granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).

Accreditation status signifies that the facility has been reviewed by an independent agency, which recognizes the laboratory's commitment to the quality testing for the diagnosis of vascular disease.  Participation in the accreditation process demonstrates the laboratory's concern for high quality patient care and attention to quality assurance.

Peninsula Cardiology Associates, P.A. performs comprehensive testing for peripheral vascular disease using the most current technologically advanced equipment, along with non-invasive testing modalities.  A registered technologist, who must maintain a high level of competency as required by ICAVL, during regular office hours, performs all studies.