Cardiac Catheterization Lab

The Medical Center of Aurora offers cardiac catheterization lab services. The cardiac catheterization lab is available to patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This cardiac service offers the most advanced and innovative technology. Our medical and nursing staff is trained extensively in all areas of cardiac diseases. These include:

• Arrhythmias
• Atrial septal defect
• Coronary artery disease
• Patent foramen ovale
• Pericarditis

Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization:

• Peripheral catheterization
• Intra-vascular ultrasound
• Nitric oxide study for pulmonary hypertension
• Pressure wire
• Heart biopsy
• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
• 3D mapping

Coronary Intervention Program:

• Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)/stents
• High risk coronary stenting with advanced therapies (Impella)
• Drug-eluting stents
• Bare metal
• Rotablator
• Cutting balloon
• Pacemaker
• Implantable defibrillator 
• Biventricular leads
• Cardioversion
• Tilt table
• Nationally recognized Cardiac Alert^SM Program

Peripheral Intervention Program:

• Renal PTCA/stent
• Peripheral PTCA/stent

Also:

• ASD/PFO repair
• Pericardiocentesis
• Valvuloplasty
• Alcohol ablation
• EP ablation
• Atrial flutter
• SVT ablation
• Atrial fibrillation
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure
• Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure
• Vascular surgery