General Info

Founded in 1946, CardioVascular Associates is one of the largest cardiology group practices in the Southeast. It has a staff of more than 25 cardiologists that offers cardiovascular diagnosis and treatment services. The facility specializes in positron emission and electron beam computed tomography services. CardioVascular Associates, also known as CVA, provides cardiac stress testing, outpatient cardiac catheterization, nuclear medicine imaging and ultrasound diagnostic services. It conducts stress echo, geneaology and nuclear stress tests, as well as renal artery duplex and abdominal aorta ultrasound imaging services. The facility specializes in holter and cardiac event monitoring, defribillator and pacemaker implantation, angioplasty, stent placement, directional atherectomy and brachytherapy treatments. It conducts clinical research trials in the areas of acute coronary syndromes, chronic stable angina, congestive heart failure, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral artery disease and restenosis. CardioVascular Associates is located in Birmingham, Ala.