Heart Health

The St. John’s Heart and Vascular Center at St. John’s Regional Medical Center is rated among the top 10% in the nation for quality cardiac excellence. We are pleased to now expand our award-winning program at St. John’s Hospital Camarillo.  St. John’s hospitals are consistently recognized for outstanding heart care:

• Get With the Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, American Heart Association, 2018
• Recognized on the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll, American Heart Association, 2018
• Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll from American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, 2016
• Designated as an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care
• Primary Stroke Center Certified, as recognized by the Joint Commission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about 720,000 Americans have a heart attack each year. The cardiac care team at St. John’s Hospital Camarillo are equipped and ready to treat you. 

If your physician recommends a procedure for you, you can rest assured that stat-of -the-art cardiac care is available right here in our community. St. John's provides a range of cardiac interventions such as:
 

• Coronary Angioplasty
• Coronary Stenting
• Chronic Total Occlusions

St. John's Heart and Vascular Center offers exceptional cardiovascular imaging to help diagnose and treat heart problems and vascular conditions: 

• Coronary Artery CT Scans
• Calcium Scoring
• Cardiac MRI
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Echocardiography
• Stress Testing 

Your best defense for heart disease is prevention. Your risk for heart disease increases with age and if you have a close family member who had heart disease at an early age. Even if you are not living a healthy lifestyle now, it is not too late to start.

The goal of heart disease treatments include:

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  Lower the risk of blood clots from forming which can lead to heart attack

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  Prevent further complications from coronary heart disease

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  Reduce risk factors that contribute to the build-up of plaque in arteries

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  Relieve other symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue

Active participation in your treatment is essential to your health and wellness. Treatments vary based on the severity of your disease.

Electrophysiology (EP) is the science of diagnosing and treating electrical activities of the heart, or heart rhythm disorders. Doctors specializing in EP treat irregular heartbeats that are the result of abnormal electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat too quickly, too slowly, or irregularly.

The Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at our sister hospital, St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, offers individualized exercise and educational programs for people who have had a recent heart attack, heart surgery, or have experienced other cardiovascular incidents.