Associate in Health Science
Major in Cardiovascular Technology

The Cardiovascular Technologist is a health care professional, who, at the direction of a licensed physician, performs diagnostic tests which are used in the diagnosis, treatment, and serial follow-up of patients with cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular Technology is a title used to describe two basic areas of expertise: Invasive Cardiology and Non-Invasive Cardiology.

Invasive Cardiology utilizes highly sophisticated equipment to perform procedures on patients for diagnostic and interventional treatment of cardiovascular diseases as part of the cardiac catherization team. The Invasive Technologist assist a qualified cardiologist in all aspects of the cardiac catherization.

Non-Invasive Cardiology utilizes ultrasound to perform diagnostics examinations on patients. The Non-Invasive Technologist will utilize state-of-the-art equipment to recognize, calculate, interpret, and analyze hemodynamic data derived from the cardiac study.

Last Updated June 30, 2008