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Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
When minimally invasive intervention methods for treating abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are no longer an option, a vascular surgeon may recommend aortic surgery as the best course of treatment. Repair is typically performed when the AAA reaches five centimeters or larger, due to increasing risk of rupture.
Beating Heart CABG / Off-Pump CABG Surgery
CABG (pronounced like the word "cabbage") stands for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery, also referred to as Coronary Revascularization, reroutes blood flow around a blockage in the coronary artery so the heart muscle can maintain a good blood supply.
Cardiac Receiving Center
Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) is a Medical Emergency
Cardiac Rehabilitation
MemorialCare is proud to offer cardiac rehabilitation to help heart care patients recover quickly and to return to doing the things they love. Our cardiac rehabilitation centers will help you improve your overall physical, mental and social functions.
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), also called biventricular pacing, is delivered by a small, battery-operated device that can be permanently placed inside you. This new therapy is typically used for ventricular dysynchrony, a type of heart failure, where the two ventricles in the heart are not beating at the same tim
Cardioversion
Cardioversion is a procedure that can restore a fast or irregular heartbeat to a normal rhythm. A fast or irregular heartbeat is called an arrhythmia. This is commonly used to treat arrhthymia commonly known as Atrial Fibrillation. Arrhythmias can prevent your heart from pumping enough blood to your body.
Carotid Angioplasty & Stenting
Carotid angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to treat a narrowing in the carotid artery which carries critical blood flow to the brain. This procedure can be done in lieu of Carotid Endarterectomy surgery in patients who are considered a ‘high surgical risk’
Carotid Endartectomy Surgery
When minimally invasive interventions to clear a blocked carotid artery, such as carotid angioplasty and/or stenting, are no longer an option, a vascular care physician may recommend carotid endartectomy surgery as the best course for treatment.
Catheter Ablation
Catheter ablation is a non-surgical technique used to pinpoint and interrupt specific abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). State-of-the-art mapping equipment is used to generate 3-D images of the heart’s chambers to locate the area causing the arrhythmia.
ClotTriever® System
The ClotTreiver® System by Inari Medical® is available to treat the full range of acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis. In addition, it is designed to give physicians advanced control in chronic vein blockages.
Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)
Coronary angioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon at the site of the artery clog to help widen the artery.
Coronary Artery Bypass (CABG) Surgery
When angioplasty and other minimally invasive methods of clearing blocked arteries are no longer an option, or if multiple vessels are blocked, your physician may recommend Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG pronounced like cabbage) as the best course for treatment.
Dedicated Cardiac Care Team
At the MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Centers, a team of specialists ensure patients receive the best, most comprehensive cardiac care available. The care teams work closely with referring physicians to coordinate care and provide seamless communication and reporting.
External Cardiac Counterpulsation
External cardiac counterpulsation is a non-invasive outpatient technique performed to decrease chest pain (angina pectoris) by increasing oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart. The external counterpulsation system inflates and deflates pressure cuffs on the legs, moving the blood from the lower limbs toward the heart.
FlowTriever® System
The FlowTreiver® System by Inari Medical® is the first mechanical thrombectomy system recommended for the treatment of pulmonary embolisms. Pulmonary embolisms occurs when a blood clot gets stuck in an artery in the lung, blocking blood flow to part of the lung.
Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery
Heart valve repair or replacement surgery is performed to repair a defective or diseased heart valve. Heart valve repair or replacement surgery is an open-heart surgery.
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) or (SICD)
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (SICD) is a small, battery-operated device. The ICD can be permanently placed inside the chest or just under the skin to monitor heart rate and rhythm to detect any rapid and/or irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
Lead Placement, Extractions & Replacement
We perform implant, extraction and replacement of pacing leads.
Left Ventricular Reconstruction Surgery
Left ventricular reconstruction surgery is performed to repair a left ventricle that has been damaged during a heart attack. Heart attacks in the left ventricle weaken the tissue wall which forms scar tissue or an aneurysm (a balloon-like bulge of a blood vessel).
Micra™ Transcatheter Pacing System
The Micra™, which is approximately the size of a multivitamin, is the world’s smallest pacemaker that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology.
Pacemaker Implant
An artificial pacemaker is a small, battery-operated device that can be permanently placed inside the chest or attached externally for temporary use. A pacemaker may be needed when problems occur with the electrical conduction system of the heart.
Peripheral Angiography
Peripheral angiography captures images of peripheral arteries (arteries in the lower abdomen, kidneys, arms, legs and feet). Peripheral arteries, that supply blood to the head and neck or the abdomen and legs, do not normally show up on X-rays.
Peripheral Angioplasty & Stenting
Peripheral artery disease, also referred to as peripheral arterial disease, is a common circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the lower extremities (legs).
Peripheral Vascular Surgery
When noninvasive methods of clearing blocked arteries are no longer an option, or if multiple vessels are blocked, a vascular care physician may recommend peripheral vascular surgery as the best course for treatment.
PFO/ASD Closure Device
For patients with congenital heart defects, our physicians use a device attached to a catheter to perform percutaneous closure. The catheter is inserted in the groin and advanced to the heart where the device is placed to close the hole.
Selecting Heart & Vascular Specialists
If you think you may be experiencing a heart attack, it is important to call 9-1-1 immediately so treatment can start as soon as possible. Do not drive yourself or wait for a ride from a friend or family member. Have an ambulance take you to the hospital that is a Cardiac Receiving Center right away.
Septal Myectomy Surgery
Septal myectomy surgery is performed to remove part of an enlarged heart muscle called the septal muscle. This surgery is typically performed if medications are not working or are not an option to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an enlarged heart muscle in the left ventricle.
Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System
The FDA-approved shockwave system is a new technology used before implanting a stent to open arteries that are narrowed due to calcification, which is ideal for proper stent placement.
State-of-the-Art Angiography Suite
The Angiography Suite is a unique innovation offered through the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute. The suite takes minimally invasive capabilities to a higher level, with advanced imaging technology supporting a wide variety of interventional vascular procedures.
Surgical Thrombectomy
A surgical procedure performed to remove blood clots from arteries. During the procedure an incision is made in the blood vessel and the clot is removed and the blood vessel is repaired.
Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Replacement
Surgical repair of thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) enables the replacement of the diseased aortic segment and helps prevent aneurysm rupture.
Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)
TCAR is a groundbreaking method to open up a blocked carotid artery with a small flexible metal mesh tube called a stent to improve blood supply to the brain. TCAR is a new option for patients with carotid artery disease considered to be at high-risk for the conventional operative approach, called carotid endarterectomy or
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
The human heart is a muscular organ that is made up of four chambers and there are four valves that allow blood to flow through the heart. The right side of the heart pumps blood through the lungs where it picks up oxygen and the left side receives this oxygenated blood and pumps it to the rest of the body.
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip™)
MitraClip™ therapy is a nonsurgical, minimally-invasive treatment for mitral regurgitation.MitraClip™ is an alternative to surgery for patients who are not surgical candidates. Patients who receive MitraClip™ therapy often experience from shorter recovery times and less scarring.
Valvuloplasty
Valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive procedure performed to increase the opening of a narrowed or defective valve in the heart. This procedure is performed in a cardiovascular catheterization laboratory.
WATCHMAN™
How Does the WATCHMAN™ Device Work? Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a heart rhythm disorder in which the heart beats irregularly. During AFib, the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) quiver instead of beating properly to effectively move blood into the heart’s two lower chambers (the ventricles). AFib can cause blood