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Compassionate Cardiology Care Close to Home

Karing Hearts Cardiology provides personalized, cost-conscious heart care across Northeast Tennessee, with experienced cardiologists and convenient locations in Johnson City, Kingsport, and Elizabethton.

  • Accepting New Patients
  • Physician Referrals Welcome
  • Multiple Convenient Locations

Trusted Across the Tri-Cities

8 Years

Best in Cardiology

Readers' Choice winner through 2025

2025

Clinic of the Year

Recognized at the Heroes Gala

A+

BBB Accredited

Accredited since 2017

Quality You Can Trust

Accredited Cardiac Imaging

IAC accredited facility for echocardiography IAC accredited facility for nuclear cardiology IAC accredited facility for PET
Procedure room at the Karing Hearts Cardiology Heart and Vascular Center

Now Open in Johnson City

Advanced Heart Care. Another Choice, Close to Home.

The new Karing Hearts Cardiology Heart & Vascular Center gives patients in Johnson City and the surrounding region another option for advanced cardiovascular procedures in a dedicated outpatient setting.

More Choice

Another local option for certain cardiovascular procedures.

More Personal

Care from the Karing Hearts team you already know and trust.

More Convenient

Advanced heart care in a focused outpatient environment, close to home.

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Our Services

Diagnosis through treatment, all in one practice

From your first stress test to advanced procedures, you stay with the same cardiology team. No referrals out, no starting over with a new doctor.

Testing and imaging

Noninvasive diagnostics

  • Echocardiogram
  • Stress testing
  • Nuclear imaging
  • Holter and event monitors
  • Vascular ultrasound

Blocked artery care

Interventional cardiology

  • Diagnostic catheterization
  • Angioplasty and stenting (PCI)
  • Peripheral artery intervention

Heart rhythm care

Electrophysiology

  • AFib treatment
  • Catheter ablation
  • EP studies
  • Cardioversion

Pacemakers and defibrillators

Device implant and monitoring

  • Pacemakers
  • ICDs
  • Loop recorders
  • Remote device checks

Valve treatment

Structural heart

  • Valve replacement
  • Valve repair
  • Ongoing valve monitoring

Ongoing heart health

Prevention and management

  • Preventive cardiology
  • Heart failure management
  • Cholesterol and blood pressure care
Karing Hearts Cardiology office in Northeast Tennessee

Why Karing Hearts

Heart Care Should Feel Personal.

Expertise matters. So does how you’re treated. At Karing Hearts Cardiology, advanced heart care comes with a team that takes the time to know you, explain your care clearly, and stay connected throughout your heart-health journey.

Care That Stays Connected

From testing and diagnosis through treatment and long-term management, your care stays with a team you know.

Answers You Can Understand

We explain what we find, what it means, and what comes next in clear, everyday language.

Compassion With a Purpose

Karing Hearts was founded from a deeply personal experience with heart disease, and that continues to shape how we care for every patient.

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Our Mission

Care Built Around More Than Medicine.

Our mission at Karing Hearts Cardiology is to provide our patients with the highest quality care and service, centered within an environment that promotes respect, courtesy and faith.

That mission is carried out every day by the physicians, providers and staff who care for our patients and our community.

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Our Locations

Convenient Cardiology Care Across Northeast Tennessee

Choose from four convenient offices serving patients in Johnson City, Kingsport, and Elizabethton.

Get in Touch

Phone: (423) 926-4468  |  Fax: (423) 928-4838

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Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)

A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is an invasive heart procedure where an ultrasound probe is inserted into your esophagus (food pipe). A transesophageal echocardiogram allows your cardiologist to acquire detailed pictures pertaining to the structure, function and any valvular heart disease that many be present. This procedure demonstrates your cardiac function in much greater detail than a standard transthoracic echocardiogram.

Prior to your procedure, you should not have any food or drink for 8-12 hours. In most cases, you will be able to take your home medications as scheduled. Your cardiologist / healthcare provider will advise you if there are any requirements to alter your medication schedule. Prior to your transesophageal echocardiogram, the technologist will insert an IV in your arm as a safety precaution to begin the test. This will allow sedation to be given to make you more comfortable during your procedure. During your procedure, you will be required to lie flat for approximately 30 minutes while the test is being completed. After your transesophageal echocardiogram, you will need to refrain from driving for approximately 12 hours and will need someone to accompany you home after the procedure. You can return to your normal activities the morning after your procedure.