Cardiovascular Associates, PC

The mission of Cardiovascular Associates is to provide the highest possible quality of comprehensive cardiac services in an affordable manner. We are dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease throughout communities in our region.

Cardiovascular Associates will be a readily identifiable provider of compassionate, comprehensive, and cost effective cardiac services. We will provide care to communities throughout the regions of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. We will, to the greatest possible extent, sustain an environment that allows each employee to realize his or her professional and personal goals while maintaining a commitment to high quality, value-driven state-of-the-art medicine.

Announcing HeartSHAPE^TM

500 Number of Hearts Scanned, Number of Lives Saved!

80% of Cardiovascular Disease mortality in people less than 65 years... occurs during first attack

The HeartSHAPE^TM program focuses on early identification of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and heart attack prevention via coronary calcium scoring conducted on a 64-Slice CT scanner at the Kingsport Heart Center. The Ca+ scoring test is a 5 minute, non-invasive screening test in which pictures of the coronary arteries are taken from outside of the body without the use of contrast.

Identifying the presence of coronary calcium (or early stage CAD) is valuable as it accurately depicts CAD development and allows the practitioner to tailor treatment approaches to slow or stop progression of this deadly disease.

The HeartSHAPE^TM program at CVA is grounded in the clinical guidelines for Ca+ scoring (the SHAPE Task Force guidelines). The SHAPE guidelines suggest the following persons should receive a coronary calcium score to better identify CAD and prevent acute coronary events:

Asymptomatic males without known CAD aged 45-75
Asymptomatic females without known CAD aged 55-75
Asymptomatic males or females at least 18 years, but less than the required ages, when 2 or more specific cardiovascular risk factors are present. These risk factors include:

Hypertension
Elevated Lipids
Obesity
First degree family (parent or sibling) history for CAD
Tobacco use
Diabetes

We encourage each of you to speak to family, friends, and neighbors about the value of this test. To schedule a test, please call HeartSHAPE^TM at 423.230.5044

CVA Welcomes Jeffrey Fine, MS, PhD as new Chief Research and Education Officer.

Dr. Fine earned his PhD in cardiovascular science and health promotion from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and School of Public Health.
Dr. Fine serves as Chief Research and Education Officer, Director of the national CCTA Data Registry, and is the founding Dean of the Cardiovascular University with Cardiovascular Associates, Kingsport, TN. Previously, Dr. Fine served as Vice President of Cardiovascular Innovations, LLC, founded the Department of Investigator Initiated Research at the South Carolina Heart Center, Columbia, SC and served as Director of that department, Medical Director of the South Carolina Heart Center Foundation, and as a cardiovascular research investigator for five years. During that time he has conducted numerous clinical trials and published many scientific contributions related to emerging medical technologies and cardiovascular disease identification and treatment.