The Orlando Heart Center, founded in 1968, provides prevention, diagnosis and treatment services for cardiovascular diseases. The center manages a staff of more than 20 people. It conducts dual isotope, dipyridamole and dobutamine dual isotope stress tests. The center offers carotid ultrasound and peripheral venous Doppler examination services. The Orlando Heart Center also manages a nuclear cardiology department. The center operates the Orlando Cardiovascular Research Institute, which conducts clinical trials. It accepts insurance plans from Medicare. In addition, the center specializes in the areas of cardiac catheterization, rotational atherectomy, peripheral angioplasty and stenting. The Orlando Heart Center provides stress and transesophageal echocardiograms.