Cardiac Catheterizaton 
Our state-of -the-art cardiac catheterization labs deliver a wide variety of procedures and are staffed by cardiologist and cardiac nurses with decades of experienc in diagnosing and treating disorders of the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle.

 
Services Offered:

� Right and Left Heart Catheterizations	� Coronary Angiography
� Visualization of Bypass Grafts	� Pulmonary Angiography
� Endomycardial Biopsy	� Vena Cava Filter Insertion
� Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Insertion	� Valvular and Transesophageal Echocardiography Studies

Interventional Treatment Methods

Proven extremely beneficial in eliminating blockages in the coronary arteries, interventional cardiology treatment procedures re-open diseased arteries that supply the heart with blood.  We perform these procedures through the Staten Island Heart Institute or at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan.  They include:

� Balloon angioplasty	� Intravascular ultrasound
� Balloon valvuloplasty	� Stent placement, including Drug-Eluting Stents
� Atherectomy

Drug-eluting stents, the latest breakthrough in the treatment of coronary disease, have markedly reduced the rate of restenosis and the recurrence of blocked arteries, especially for women who generally have smaller arteries than men, making this procedure a major advance in treatment.