HeartFirst Receives Accreditation for Cardiac PET Laboratory

HeartFirst Receives Accreditation for Cardiac PET Laboratory from Intersocietal Commission as an addition to their Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL).

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Quote startCardiac PET has always been the gold standard in cardiology and is now available in a few office settings. Patients with equivocal stress echo, equivocal nuclear stress testing, and those with BMI over 40 can be pre-certified for this procedure.Quote end

Dallas, TX (Vocus/PRWEB) December 02, 2010

The Cardiology Lab at HeartFirst was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation for Cardiac PET. The laboratory is one of a hand full of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging centers in North America being recognized for high quality patient care and quality diagnostic testing.

“The accreditation from the ICANL shows our commitment to excellence as we add the best stress test available,” says Dr. James Rellas, founder of HeartFirst. “Cardiac PET has always been the gold standard in cardiology and is now available in a few office settings. Patients with equivocal stress echo, equivocal nuclear stress testing, and those with BMI over 40 can be pre-certified for this procedure.”

About ICANL

The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) was established with the support of the leading societies of nuclear medicine, radiology and cardiology. A non-profit organization, the ICANL is dedicated to ensuring high quality patient care and to promoting health care.

About HeartFirst

The HeartFirst staff of cardiologists are board certified and have been practicing in the field of cardiology and in North Texas for more than 25 years. Their office, located in The Texas Clinic at Prestonwood, has been called one of the most advanced outpatient facilities in North Texas. HeartFirst recently added two excellent physicians Dr. Shailja Parikh and Dr. Shruti Boorla. They are both interested in women’s cardiovascular health issues in addition to general cardiology. For more information, please visit http://heartfirst.md.

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