Cardiac Catheterization
Each year cardiologists at the New Jersey Heart Institute perform over 7,000 invasive catheterization procedures in our Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories in Camden. In addition, NJHI cardiologists manage the cardiac catheterization lab at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Cherry Hill. Cardiac catheterization services are also available at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County.
In specialized cardiac catheterization facilities, cardiologists determine the location and severity of narrowing in the coronary arteries, assess the function of the heart's valves, and determine the size and strength of all heart chambers.
In addition to diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, interventional cardiologists at Lourdes use the procedure to treat patients. Last year, over 2000 angioplasties were performed in the Lourdes Cardiac Cath Lab in Camden alone. Our cardiologists are also expert in performing atherectomy procedures, and intracoronary stent insertions. Each of these procedures eliminate the need for open-heart surgery in patients. A variety of angioplasty procedures are also performed on arteries outside the heart, including arteries that serve the kidneys, legs, and arms. Most recently, our cardiologists began to implant stent grafts for the non-surgical treatment of aortic aneurysms and for the prevention of stroke. We have also begun non-invasively treating atrial septal defects using a new device that eliminates the need for open-heart surgery.
For more information about the New Jersey Heart Institute at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, please call 856-365-4072
For more information about the Cardiac Program at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, call 609-835.3073.
