Interventional Cardiology

Whether it’s an emergency, a repair, or just an opportunity for an improved quality of life, we treat every heart condition with serious care. Among the conditions we treat are:

Heart Attacks/STEMI
A heart attack is an emergency that requires an immediate intervention to restore blood flow to the heart muscle. You might experience symptoms immediately or gradually and they can include severe chest pain; pain in the left arm, jaw, or back; shortness of breath; significant sweating; indigestion; nausea; and dizziness. Our cardiologists are heart attack experts.

Heart Valve Disorders
Mount Carmel has a Structural Heart & Valve program to help patients with structural heart disease, including conditions like aortic stenosis, chronic mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis, aortic insufficiency, and tricuspid valve disorder. 

We offer a variety of diagnostic and interventional services to provide you with high-quality, efficient care – even in complex, high-risk cases. Some of those treatments include:

Diagnostic Heart Catheterization
Diagnostic heart catheterization is one of the best ways to evaluate how well the heart is functioning and identify problems like coronary artery disease or heart valve issues.

Interventional Heart Catheterization
Our interventional cardiologists also use catheterization to open blocked arteries using stents and other technologies.

• Coronary Angioplasty
  • Our highly trained physicians are experienced not only in traditional balloon angioplasty, but also in advanced techniques like cutting balloon angioplasty, and drug eluting stents.

Interventional cardiac care is continually evolving, and Mount Carmel remains at the forefront when it comes to offering advanced treatments like:

Shock Wave Therapy For Calcium Blockages
Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) is an innovative, minimally invasive way to treat calcium buildup in their arteries. Using the same sonic wave technology used to break up kidney stones, Shockwave IVL can effectively clear the arteries of calcium deposits, restoring proper blood flow to the heart.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
TAVR is a revolutionary treatment for patients with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. It allows our cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists and general cardiologists to collaboratively replace heart valves without open-heart surgery.

Mitral Clip Repair
The mitral valve clip procedure is a minimally invasive, non-surgical alternative to repair a damaged mitral heart valve without open-heart surgery. Using a vein to access the heart, a small metal clip is attached to two areas of the defective valve, allowing more blood to flow in the right direction.

Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TTVR) 
TTVR is a promising alternative to open-heart surgery for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. During the procedure, a catheter is used to repair the damaged tricuspid valve and improve heart function.

Renal Denervation
For patients with high blood pressure that can’t be controlled with medication or lifestyle changes, renal denervation is a surgical alternative. The minimally invasive procedure targets overactive nerves near the kidneys, which can contribute to high blood pressure.