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Sivakumar Ardhanari, M.D.

Medical Director of Cardiac Imaging, Firsthealth of the Carolinas
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Sivakumar Ardhanari, M.D., is board certified and fellowship trained in cardiovascular medicine and leads the cardiac imaging program at FirstHealth’s Reid Heart Center.

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May 4, 2026

How High-Tech Heart Scans are Transforming Life-Saving Treatments

One of medicine’s most powerful truths is that you can’t fix what you can’t see. This is especially true when it comes to your heart, a complex, four-chambered pump that is responsible for keeping you alive.When something goes wrong in your heart, wh

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