cardiac services in grantsburg

Your heart health plays a vital role in your overall well-being. At Burnett Medical Center, we are committed to providing high-quality cardiac services close to home for patients throughout Grantsburg, Burnett County, and Northwest Wisconsin. Whether you are recovering from a heart attack, managing heart disease, monitoring an irregular heartbeat, or working to improve your cardiovascular health, our experienced team offers personalized care designed to support your long-term wellness.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Cardiac rehabilitation is a structured program of monitored exercise and education designed to guide participants towards achieving their optimal physical, psychological, and social abilities with lifestyle modification and peer support. The program is open to anyone with cardiovascular disease and has had an event such as coronary stents, coronary bypass surgery, heart attack, heart valve repair or replacement, heart failure, and others. Patients need a referral by a physician to participate in the cardiac rehabilitation program.

Cardiac rehabilitation usually starts soon after a cardiac event. The program is about 12 weeks long and is individualized to meet each participant's specific needs and goals. If you are interested in our Grantsburg cardiac services, or have questions, please contact 715-463-7481.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Rehabilitation

Also offered under Cardiac Rehabilitation is a specialized rehabilitation program for individuals diagnosed with a narrowing of the peripheral arteries to the legs. Regular exercise is the most effective and consistent treatment for PAD.

Our team of nurses and an exercise physiologist work together with you to design an individualized program to meet your needs.

Treatment focuses on reducing symptoms and preventing further progression of the disease. Treatment includes cardiovascular exercise to reduce symptoms like cramping, pain or tiredness while walking or climbing stairs.

The program is three times per week for up to 12 weeks. Patient’s need a referral by a physician to participate in the PAD program. If you are interested in or have questions, please contact 715-463-7481.

Cardiac Stress Testing

The Cardiac Services Department also performs several heart stress tests in Grantsburg. One common stress test is the Cardiolite stress test, which is performed with Shared Medical Technology. These are specialized tests that take about four hours to complete using nuclear imaging with the EKG. Our cardiologists in Grantsburg also perform Stress Echo's with Minneapolis Heart Institute(opens in new tab). If you have questions regarding stress tests, please call 715-463-7481. 

Heart Monitoring Services

The Cardiac Services Department in Grantsburg offers Holter, Event, and Zio patch monitors. Each of these monitors are small, portable device that records your heart's electrical activity for a length of time while you do your normal activities. Our cardiologists in Grantsburg and their staff record the rhythm of the heart to determine how fast it is beating, if it is regular or irregular, and the strength and timing of the impulses in your heart to help physicians diagnose an irregular heartbeat or check whether treatments are working. If you have questions, please contact 715-463-7481. 

Anticoagulation Clinic

The Anticoagulation Clinic enables people on warfarin (coumadin) to have their international normalized ratio (INR) level drawn by a finger stick. During the appointment, the patient will receive warfarin dosing instructions, have questions answered, and have another INR appointment scheduled. Patients need a referral by a physician to participate in the Anticoagulation Clinic. If you are on warfarin and are interested in the clinic or have questions, please contact the cardiologists at our Grantsburg Anticoagulation Clinic at 715-463-7401.