Long Island Heart Associates

About

MSD Long Island Heart -- Long Island's leading cardiology practice. Six locations: Bellmore, Kew Gardens, Manhasset, Mineola, Plainview & Woodmere.

Description

Long Island Heart Associates (LiHeart) is the premier cardiology practice on Long Island, serving Nassau County, Queens and the surrounding areas. It was established in 1994 by Dr. Steven Shayani, a pioneer among the medical field. Dr. Shayani’s goal was to bring the latest, most innovative and cutting edge cardiac technology to Long Island.

The LiHeart heart doctors are considered to be among the most elite in the cardiac field.

LiHeart has 6 locations in Long Island and Queens:Bellmore, Kew Gardens, Manhasset, Mineola, Plainview, and Woodmere.

LiHeart is affiliated with several local hospitals on Long Island. Our most recent affiliation has been with The Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. This partnership allows us to provide our patients with the most advanced medical care available. The Mount Sinai doctors include some of the most influential physicians in cardiology such as, Dr. Samin K. Sharma, Dr. David Adams, and Dr. Valentin Fuster.

Below are additional services and procedures that our facility provides:

Nuclear Stress testing (thallium, myoview, adenosine, dobutamine)
Cardiac CT imaging (calcium scoring, CT Angiography, peripheral angiography)
Echocardiogram
Stress echocardiography
TEE (Transesophageal Echocardiogram)
Holter Monitoring
Cardiac Event Monitoring
Transtelephonic Monitoring
Pacemaker implant/interrogation
ICD implant/interrogation
Thallium Testing
T-Wave
EECP
PVR
VNG
Full Blood Work Panel
Coumadin Monitoring
Nutritional Counseling

In an effort to convenience our neighboring physicians and their patients, LiHeart also provides Portable Echo Programs. Our technologists travel to each location with our equipment to perform Echo’s, Carotid, and Vascular studies. All test results are read by a Board-Certified Cardiologist and are readily available within 24-48 hours.

Sleep Wellness Centers of New York is our accredited full service sleep center which includes six luxury hotel style bedrooms that provide the patients with the most comfortable and proficient sleep studies for adults and pediatrics. Testing can be done either day or night contingent upon each patient’s condition.

LiHeart is one of the most advanced practices on the east coast offering patients the most comprehensive level of out patient services. With the expertise of our physicians and staff, we are at the forefront of medical technology.

Mission

LiHeart uses the most efficient state-of-the-art equipment for the diagnosis and preventative care of cardiovascular disease. Our sophisticated technology allows us to diagnose the most time sensitive and difficult cardiac conditions. The GE Ultrafast CT Scanner enables our staff to perform various non invasive tests including CT Angiography and Calcium Scoring. Our fully equipped Nuclear Lab was one of the first on the east coast to receive accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL).

Products

Medical Services: Cardiology, Sleep Disorder Solutions