Interventional Cardiology
Our expert interventional cardiologists use the latest non-surgical technology and techniques to clear blocked arteries to stop and prevent heart attacks. We also provide advanced treatments for structural heart conditions, heart failure and congenital heart defects.
Minimally-Invasive Care That Saves Lives
Wellstar’s highly-skilled interventional cardiologists use catheter-based techniques to stop and prevent heart attacks, and ultimately, to save lives. These minimally-invasive treatments are an alternative to open-heart surgery, with a shorter hospital stay, a faster recovery and less pain.
Using a small, flexible tube, our interventional cardiologists diagnose and treat the cardiovascular system to work correctly. Primarily, catheterization is used to open blockages, but it can also be used to diagnose and repair damaged or weakened vessels, narrowed arteries or other affected parts of the heart.
Using a small, flexible tube, our interventional cardiologists diagnose and treat the cardiovascular system to work correctly. Primarily, catheterization is used to open blockages, but it can also be used to diagnose and repair damaged or weakened vessels, narrowed arteries or other affected parts of the heart.
Nationally-recognized care
Wellstar’s heart care program is recognized for the high-quality care we provide to patients. Our program and select hospitals currently hold these accreditations and awards:- Comprehensive Cardiac Care Center Certification from The Joint Commission and American Heart Association
- Certified Chest Pain Centers
- Emergency Cardiac Care Centers – Level I & Level II
Conditions We Treat
- Heart attack
- Coronary artery disease
- Congenital heart defects
- Vascular disease
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Structural heart and valve disease
- Heart failure
Treatments We Offer
- PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)
- Robotic PCI
- ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) treatment for the most severe type of heart attack where a heart artery is blocked and blood cannot flow to the heart. If necessary, our cardiologists coordinate with our EMS partners to diagnose a heart attack in the ambulance, bypass the emergency department and go straight to the cardiac catheterization lab to have the artery opened quickly.
- Balloon angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Coronary stents
- Coronary flow measurement
- Peripheral vascular procedures for blocked arteries in the neck, arms, abdomen or legs
- Shockwave (intravascular lithotripsy)
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Do I need a referral to see an interventional cardiologist?
Patients may self-refer.