Cardiology

This is a therapeutic procedure that is used to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the heart. During the procedure, a catheter with a small balloon at the end is inserted into a blocked coronary artery, and the balloon is inflated to compress the plaque and widen the artery. A metal mesh tube called a stent is often left in the artery to help keep it open.

This is a procedure in which a small, thin tube called a catheter is inserted into a large blood vessel and guided to the heart. The procedure is used to diagnose and treat a variety of cardiac conditions, such as blocked coronary arteries, heart valve problems, and congenital heart defects.

This is a diagnostic procedure that uses X-ray imaging to create detailed images of the coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart. During the procedure, a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into an artery in the leg or arm, and guided to the heart. A contrast dye is then injected through the catheter, and X-ray images are taken to show the inside of the coronary arteries.

Cardiac bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass surgery or CABG (pronounced “cabbage”), is a procedure used to improve blood flow to the heart. It is typically used to treat coronary artery disease, which is a condition in which the coronary arteries (the blood vessels that supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood) become narrowed or blocked due to the buildup of plaque.

During the surgery, a healthy blood vessel from the patient’s own body, such as the saphenous vein from the leg or the internal mammary artery from the chest, is grafted to bypass the blocked coronary artery. This creates a new pathway for oxygen-rich blood to flow to the heart muscle, bypassing the blocked vessel. This improves blood flow and can reduce the symptoms of coronary artery disease such as chest pain and shortness of breath.

It is a major surgery and is usually done under general anesthesia. It typically takes several hours to complete and patients usually stay in the hospital for a week or two to recover.

This is a procedure that is used to diagnose and treat abnormal heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmias. During the procedure, special catheters are inserted into the heart through a vein in the leg or arm, and used to record electrical signals in the heart. Abnormal signals can then be located and treated by destroying small areas of heart tissue that are causing the arrhythmia.

This device is a small battery-powered device that is placed under the skin of the chest, near the collarbone. it’s designed to monitor the heart’s rhythm continuously and if it detects a dangerous rhythm it delivers a shock to restore the normal rhythm.

A pacemaker is a small device that is implanted in the chest to help regulate the beating of the heart. It uses electrical impulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are typically used to treat arrhythmias, or abnormal heart rhythms, such as bradycardia (a slow heart rate) or atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm). The pacemaker is connected to the heart via one or more wires, called leads, that are threaded through a vein and positioned in the heart. The device is powered by a small battery and is controlled by a computer chip that is programmed to deliver the appropriate electrical impulses to the heart.

This is a procedure that uses a catheter to replace a narrowed or diseased aortic valve, which is the main valve that controls blood flow out of the heart. A new valve is mounted on the end of a catheter and guided through a large artery to the heart. Once the new valve is in place, it expands to replace the old valve.