Cardiac Interventional Procedure Unit (Cardiac Cathlab)

The cardiac cathlab provides angiography, angioplasty, structural heart valve and electrophysiology procedures, pacemaker, and defibrillator implants.

• X-ray angiography is a diagnostic method used to identify coronary circulation and heart function issues and assess pulmonary hypertension.
• Angioplasty is the process of treatment using balloons and specialized metal tubes (stents) to open blockages.
• Structural heart valve procedures include Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI), balloon valvuloplasty and Left Atrial Appendage Closures (LAAC).
• Electro physiology is the study and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
• Implant defibrillator and pacemaker devices with x-ray guidance into the heart. These help control abnormal heart rates and rhythms.

Learn more on the VGH Cathlab website.