The first step in treating heart disease is diagnosis, and Baptist Heart Institute uses a number of non-invasive options to diagnose, and sometimes treat, many heart and vascular diseases and disorders called interventional cardiology. Baptist uses this catheter-based treatment to repair narrowed or damaged arteries and veins, as well as structural heart conditions and disease.
Cardiac catheterization procedures are used to diagnose and treat certain cardiovascular conditions. During a catheterization test, a thin, hollow tube called a catheter is inserted into a large blood vessel leading to the heart.
During this heart test, a specialist will inflate and deflate a balloon inside a blood vessel to compress plaque that could be blocking blood flow.
A small metal coil or tube is placed in an artery to provide support to a weakened artery. Coronary stents are frequently used in conjunction with balloon angioplasty procedures. There are two types of stents: bare metal and drug-eluting.
This catheterization technique removes plaque from arteries using several different advanced methods.
These electronic devices are inserted with a catheter to regulate heart beats.
By putting a small catheter in an artery, specialists can use ultrasound imaging to take pictures and better see blockages.
For this heart test, a specialist places a catheter in an artery in the wrist or groin, then guides the catheter to the area being studied. Contrast dye is injected into the catheter, which provides detailed X-ray pictures of the heart and its blood vessels.