Heart diagnostic and interventional services
Through our cardiac catheterization and interventional lab and electrophysiology lab, we offer advanced diagnostic procedures and technology to help you and your family, including:
- Permanent pacemaker implant, upgrade or battery change
- Ablations for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and supraventricular tachycardia
- Heart catheterizations with percutaneous coronary interventions
- Cardioversion
In addition, we offer specialized cardiac intensive care and cardiac step down units.
Heart attack care
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms of a heart attack, but not everyone who has a heart attack experiences chest pain the same way. It is important to consult with your healthcare provider if you have these symptoms:
- Shortness of breath
- Chest heaviness
- Chest pain
- Arm, neck or jaw pain
- Indigestion
- Extreme fatigue
- Excessive sweating
- Nausea
If you experience any of these symptoms, please call 911 or seek emergency care.
Specialized heart surgery
We are equipped with two cardiovascular operating rooms (ORs), a cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) and a highly trained staff. This team works with surgeons and cardiologists to provide our patients the best in heart disease management and heart and vascular surgery.
We offer a variety of procedures in our cardiovascular OR, including:
- Aortic valve replacement
- Mitral valve repair or replacement
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Redo coronary artery bypass
- Aortic root and arch repair
- Left atrial appendage repair
- Left atrial appendage closure
- Atrial septal defect closure
- Sternal fracture repair
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Video-assisted thorascopic surgery with pleurodesis
- Lung wedge resection
- Lung lobectomy and pneumonectomy
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