Cardiology

Our commitment to your cardiovascular health

At NCMA Cardiovascular Services, our goal has been to create one of the most comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare groups in the nation.

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MitraClip devices for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr).

June 2020

Cardiologist Vishal Patel, MD, is adding to Sonoma County’s structural heart expertise. NCMA providers are now offering a minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery — MitraClip — the world’s first transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) therapy for patients with primary or secondary mitral regurgitation. This catheter-based approach to repair the mitral valve in beating hearts is performed at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. MitraClip has proven since 2003 to be a good option to alleviate mitral regurgitation without open heart surgery for patients considered to be at high surgical risk.

From cardiac catheterization to open-heart surgery, from electrophysiology to rehabilitation and prevention, to new breakthroughs in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the Northern California Medical Associates Cardiovascular Services team is dedicated to delivering the highest quality care and the best patient results. Our professional staff not only maintains its commitment to our patients’ health and well-being but to maintaining a tradition of excellence and expertise in our practice of the most current, innovative treatments in cardiovascular medicine.

NCMA’s Cardiovascular Services team of highly skilled physicians, specialists, nurses and other healthcare professionals are dedicated to our patients’ health care needs. Since 1975, the group has focused on sub specialization within cardiovascular health to provide services by the most highly trained and experienced physicians and staff.

NCMA’s services are extensive in the specialties and communities we serve. We provide cardiac care in Sonoma and Mendocino counties, with offices located in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma and Fort Bragg.

NCMA Cardiovascular Services offers patients a comprehensive range of cardiac services, interventional procedures and comprehensive care to meet the needs of our patients: