Conditions and Treatments

Interventional cardiology is a non-surgical option which uses a small, flexible tube called a catheter to repair damaged or weakened vessels, narrowed arteries, or other affected parts of the heart structure. An interventional cardiologist is a cardiologist with one to two years of additional education and training in diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease as well as congenital (present at birth) and structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.

Conditions We Treat

Common conditions treated by interventional cardiology include:

• Adult congenital heart disease
• Coronary artery disease
• Valvular heart disease
• Atrial fibrillation
• Peripheral vascular disease

Diagnostic Testing Procedures

• Cardiac Catheterization
• Intravascular Ultrasound
• Myocardial Biopsy
• Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
• Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR)
• Optimal Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Advanced Treatments

Advanced percutaneous (performed through the skin) procedures, include:

• Complex coronary angioplasty and stenting
• Coronary physiology testing
• Intravascular Imaging (IVUS and OCT)
• Myocardial biopsy
• Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Implant and Extraction
• Percutaneous ventricular assist device implantation
• Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for myocardial infarction
• Visceral (renal, mesenteric) artery angioplasty and stenting
• Atherectomy of coronary and peripheral arteries
• Percutaneous aortic, mitral and pulmonic valvuloplasty
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

When patients have the need for more than one procedure, a hybrid specialist can perform both interventional procedures and traditional surgery in one room, called a hybrid suite. Hybrid suites also allow for multiple specialists to work together at the same time.

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