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Invasive cardiology techniques may serve as an alternative to open heart surgery for patients with coronary artery or valve diseases. They may also provide for the definitive diagnosis of these diseases. We have an impressive history of achieving long-term success with these procedures and maintain one of the oldest and busiest interventional cardiology services in the city. In addition, we continually upgraded our services and technology to offer the most advanced procedures.
Our staff consists of a world-class team of cardiologists, cardiac nurses and technicians who work together to deliver the best cardiac ndash; but not at the expense of caring. We boast a 150-year tradition of treating body, mind and spirit because we believe good medicine has as much to do with kindness and concern as it does with science.
Cardiac Catheterization
Our experience and expertise in this, one of the most sophisticated of cardiac tests, is second to none. Our interventional cardiologists employ cardiac catheterization to diagnose disorders of the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle.
 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. They may be performed at the same time as the diagnostic cardiac catheterization.
Treatments include:
- Transradial catheterization
- Balloon angioplasty
- Laser angioplasty
- Atherectomy
- Stent placement
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Balloon valvuloplasty
- Hybrid -- in conjunction with cardiac surgeons -- minimally invasive surgery and interventional (stent) placement at the same time.
Drug-Eluting Stents
Drug-eluting stents, the latest breakthrough in the treatment of coronary disease are available at St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan. These stents have reduced the rate of restenosis – the recurrence of blocked arteries -- to five or six percent, making this procedure a major advance in treatment, especially for women who, because of their smaller arteries, have traditionally had problems with restenosis.
Transradial Catheterization
Our interventional cardiologists excel at this technique, which accesses the coronary circulation through the arteries in the wrist. It generates less bleeding and discomfort and fewer complications than traditional approaches to cathererizarion.
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