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Preventive Cardiology
The Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation Program offers comprehensive preventive care and cardiac rehabilitation from a multidisciplinary team including cardiologists, lipidologists, cardiac geneticists, hypertension and vascular specialists, endocrinologists, nurse practitioners, nutritionists, social workers, and exercise physiologists who share a vision for maximizing cardiovascular health for patients. Our physicians are nationally recognized experts in cardiovascular disease prevention.
Preventive cardiology specialists focus on primary and secondary preventive measures, including early detection of cardiovascular disease, risk stratification and individualized, evidence-based treatment strategies to prevent first and recurrent coronary and other vascular diseases, including heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
Our lipid management service includes boardcertified lipidologists who specialize in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and associated disorders and treatment. They are regional experts in diagnosing and treating genetic lipid disorders such as familial hypercholesterolemia, high triglycerides, and abnormally high or low HDL and LDL cholesterol. Qualifying patients have access to the latest breakthrough therapies, such as the twice-yearly, LDL-lowering “cholesterol vaccine” inclisiran which has none of the muscular-related side effects common with statin therapy.
For severe lipid disorders, we are one of only a few centers in the country and the only one in Michigan to offer lipid apheresis, an FDA-approved treatment to lower LDL cholesterol. For patients with extremely high cholesterol levels (LDL cholesterol greater than 400mg/ dl), we offer a novel intravenous medication given monthly. In a holistic approach unique to the Frankel CVC, all referred patients see a nutritionist prior to the first visit with a lipid specialist to begin dietary modifications.
Our Comprehensive Hypertension Center, designated as such by the American Society of Hypertension, is expert at diagnosing and controlling both common and rare forms of hypertension, including resistant and refractory hypertension. The team includes hypertension experts in cardiology, endocrinology, vascular medicine, interventional radiology, and vascular and endocrine surgery.
A multidisciplinary team of cardiometabolic specialists helps patients manage and reverse components of metabolic syndrome, including pre-diabetes, hypertension, central obesity, elevated triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and fatty liver disease. Through lifestyle changes implemented in our structured home and centerbased MetFit program, patients are able to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease, prevent or delay onset of diabetes and chronic liver disease, and reduce the consequences of obesity.
Our nationally recognized cardiac rehabilitation program provides center-based and hybrid center- and home-based medically monitored exercise under the supervision of board-certified exercise physiologists. Following comprehensive evaluation and testing, patients are given an individualized exercise prescription and are supported by a robust lifestyle modification educational program from Frankel CVC experts in nutrition, psychological distress, and fitness.
