Services & Specialties

Dr. Menon specializes in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, which can lead to conditions such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure, arrhythmia and valve abnormalities. Many of of these diseases are often rooted in the buildup of plaque on the interior walls of the blood vessels known as atherosclerosis.

Effective treatment of cardiovascular diseases often requires a multi-layered approach. Treatments can become highly complex, particularly since patients with cardiovascular disease are at increased risk for developing such a wide range of conditions with diverse symptoms. Dr. Menon’s decades of training and experience equip him to offer highly knowledgeable treatment.

An echocardiogram (also known as an ECHO) is a painless test that uses sound waves to show the beating heart. It is used to assess how effectively the heart’s chambers and valves are working, and to spot areas of weakness in the heart muscle.

Echocardiography also can detect possible blood clots and fluid buildup in the sac that surrounds the heart (the pericardium).

Nuclear heart scans are performed using a safe, radioactive material called a tracer that is injected into the bloodstream. The tracer releases a small amount of energy, which is detected by a camera outside the body and translated into a picture of the heart.

Nuclear cardiology testing is used to provide information about the flow of blood throughout the heart muscle, to detect damaged areas of heart muscle, and to assess how efficiently blood is being pumped through the heart.

The “CT” in the name of this test stands for computed tomography. The test uses an x-ray machine to painlessly take detailed, multi-dimensional pictures of the heart.

A cardiac CT angiogram can reveal blockages and buildup in the coronary arteries, problems with heart function and heart valves, aortic aneurysms (diseased areas of artery) or aortic dissections (areas where layers of the artery separate from one another), blood clots in the lungs, and diseases of the pericardium (the sac around the heart).

A cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test uses radio waves, magnets and a computer to create pictures of the beating heart without using any radioactive injections like some other tests require.

A cardiac MRI can be used to diagnose certain coronary heart disease, heart muscle damage, heart failure, valve disorders, tumors, congenital heart defects and other conditions. It is often used to further explain results seen in an ECHO or CT scan.

Many people living with cardiovascular disease are also being treated for other diseases. Dr. Menon uses his experience in internal medicine to create treatment plans together with patient’s primary doctor that can manage a range of symptoms successfully. He is a strong advocate of disease prevention through education and early detection.

While there are many advanced treatments for coronary diseases, prevention really does remain the best medicine. Even for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, its progression can be slowed significantly through management of risk factors.

Dr. Menon offers both primary and secondary prevention services. Primary prevention focuses on halting heart and blood vessel diseases without surgery, and before a serious event such as a heart attack or stroke occurs. For patients who have had surgery or a coronary event, secondary prevention strategies are geared toward managing symptoms and reducing the risk of further harm.