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The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory offers an array of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Diagnostic Angiography and Catheterization

Definition

A special procedure used to visualize the different blood vessels of the body and structures of the heart, and to measure pressures for hemodynamic monitoring.

Procedure

A small puncture is made for access, either the groin or arm, and small plastic catheters are inserted then passed through the veins or arteries. A contrast media (dye) is injected into the blood vessels to allow visualization of the different structures through X-ray.

Cardiovascular Diagnostic Procedures

• Coronary Angiography
• Hemodynamic Studies for Valvular
  and Congenital Abnormalities
• Swan-Ganz Insertion
• Electrophysiologic Studies for Arrhythmia**
• Endomyocardial Biopsy
• Aortography
• Renal Angiography **Upcoming services

An invasive procedure for treatment of specific cardiac & vascular diseases using small catheters, wires, balloons, and other devices (stents, rotablator, filter and closure devices).

Cardiovascular Interventional Procedures

• Coronary Transcatheter Therapy
• Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
• Stenting
  • Drug eluting stents
• Rotablation
• Cutting Balloon
• Permanent/Temporary Pacemaker Insertion
• Percutaneous Transmitral Balloon Commissurotomy (PTMC)
• Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD),
  Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), etc.**
• Balloon Atrial Septostomy
• Inferior Vena Cava - Filter Insertion
• Intra Aortic Balloon Insertion
• Radiofrequency Ablation **
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Device (AICD)
• Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Graft - Stenting **
• Renal Angioplasty and Stenting
• Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Graft - Stenting **
  
  **Upcoming services

The Cathlab has served a total of 1,818 patients (Pay=1,605 and Charity=213) in its three year operation (July 11, 2001 to July 31, 2004).