The Chattanooga Heart Institute is this region’s only diagnostic, treatment, research and rehabilitation center dedicated solely to cardiovascular care. Our 22 board-certified cardiologists ensure that there is an entire team of highly-skilled specialists to provide patients with care in their particular area of expertise. Our specialties include interventional cardiac catheterization, the treatment of peripheral-vascular disease, electrophysiological treatment of arrhythmia, and non-invasive nuclear diagnostics.

We are committed to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care and to enhancing the quality of life for each person we serve. Since our practice was opened in 1977, The Chattanooga Heart Institute has been dedicated to service, integrity, quality care, and a spirit of helpfulness.

What's New At CHI

ACTION ALERT Contact Congress re 2010 Proposed Medicare Regulations

We're concerned about your cardiac care and are asking you to contact your representative regarding the proposed 2010 changes to Medicare regulations. This rule will restrict access to quality cardiac care and will cut reimbursement for common cardiac procedures by a staggering 40% or more. It will likely mean patients will have to wait longer to get appointments, tests, and test results. Please go to this link GuardingHeartsAlliance.org to read more about these changes and for links to our local representatives. Thank you!

CT Scanner Lets Physicians Peer Into Heart
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Attention Medicare Participants
for information on Advantage plans, please click here.

5 Warning Signs of Stroke

Dr. Ondrej J. Lisy, M.D., Ph.D.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute is pleased to announce that Ondrej J. Lisy, M.D., Ph.D., joined our staff of physicians on September 1, 2009. Dr. Lisy completed his internship and residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also completed a cardiology fellowship with special focus on cardiovascular imaging at the Mayo Clinic. He received numerous awards while at Mayo including the Donald C. Balfour Award of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association for Meritorious Research. Dr. Lisy has been published in numerous medical journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the American Journal of Physiology. Dr. Lisy is a member of the American College of Cardiology. He will be seeing patients at the main office of The Chattanooga Heart Institute at 2501 Citico Ave., Chattanooga, TN.