Interventional Cardiology
Mount Sinai's commitment to cutting-edge medicine and therapies has made the hospital a leader in treating cardiovascular problems through minimally invasive, interventional techniques. With the use of catheters and other advanced tools, specialists can treat a number of problems – such as coronary artery disease – without the need for major surgery.
Examples of interventional treatments include:
- Coronary angiography - an X-ray that uses dye injected into the coronary arteries so that blood circulation can be studied
- Coronary angioplasty - a procedure to open or widen blocked coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the heart
- Intravascular ultrasound - the administration of ultrasound within a vessel to reduce an obstruction or narrowing
- Non-coronary angioplasties
- Pacemaker - a device implanted inside the body to regulate heartbeat
- Permanent cardioverter defibrillator - a device implanted to monitor rapid heart rhythm and deliver electronic shocks to restore normal heartbeat
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