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Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute-Texas Medical Center The first cardiac catheterization in Texas was performed at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in 1947, and that spirit of innovation in cardiovascular care has continued to this day. Cardiac interventionalists at the Heart & Vascular Institute-TMC actively pursue promising research, offering patients the opportunity to be among the first in the world to benefit from advances in interventional cardiology. Interventional cardiology refers to various forms of diagnostic and non-surgical treatment of the heart. Using catheters – thin, flexible tubes, interventional cardiologists can diagnose and treat coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and congenital heart disease, often avoiding the need for surgery altogether. Our scope of expertise includes: - Advanced treatment for heart attack patients
- Atherectomy
- Brachytherapy
- Coil embolization of AV fistulas
- Coronary angiography
- IABP insertion
- IVC filter placement
- Percutaneous abdominal aortic aneurysm repair under local anesthesia
- Percutaneous carotid stenting with distal protection
- Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects
- Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus
- Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO)
- Percutaneous mitral, pulmonic and aortic valvuloplasty
- Percutaneous mitral valve repair
- Percutaneous left- and right-heart support with the TandemHeart pVAD™
- Percutaneous peripheral and coronary revascularization
- Percutaneous recanalization of lower-extremity arteries for limb threatening ischemia
- Peripheral artery disease treatment
- Peripheral vascular angiography
- Thrombolytic therapy and thrombectomy
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