Minimally Invasive Cardiac Treatment
Invasive cardiovascular procedures are tests or treatments that require something (catheter, needle, etc.) to be inserted into the body to perform a diagnostic test or to treat a disease or condition found from a diagnostic test. Because the procedures are invasive, they are performed by highly trained specialists.
Some of the procedures we perform include:
- Cardioversion – This delivers an electric shock to the chest via electrodes or paddles in order to correct a dangerous heart dysrhythmia, which is an abnormality of the heartbeat that may be faster than normal.
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) – This device is implanted in the chest to continuously monitor the heart’s rhythm and provides therapy when life-threatening arrhythmia is detected. It also includes a pacemaker element to restore a normal heart rate.
- Pacemaker Insertion – This small, battery-operated device helps maintain a normal heartbeat by sending electrical impulses to the heart.
- Percutaneous Peripheral Vascular Intervention – This minimally invasive procedure is performed through a skin puncture, usually in the groin, to treat peripheral arterial disease which occurs when plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to your head, organs and limbs.
- Transesophageal Echocardiography – This imaging procedure passes sound waves from an ultrasound probe in the esophagus to provide clearer images of the heart.
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