At NYU Langone Heart, our interventional cardiologists provide minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and valvular heart disease. . We also provide emergency treatment for people in life-threatening situations such as heart attacks.
Innovation in heart disease treatment
Our physicians are leading research into next-generation stent technologies to improve the understanding and management of heart disease.
Learn about our cardiology research
Our researchers are continually working to improve the way heart disease is treated, contributing to the delivery of the most innovative diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization technologies in our laboratories.
Our interventional cardiac specialists provide treatment for the most complex and high-risk blockages.
During cardiac catheterization, a specialist passes a long hollow tube called a catheter through a blood vessel in your groin or arm to reach the blood vessels in your heart. With catheters, interventional cardiologists use special tools to locate blocked arteries through coronary angiograms and other diagnostic tests, and perform procedures, such as stenting, if necessary, to restore healthy blood flow. can be recovered.
Your doctor will explain how to prepare for your cardiac catheterization test and what will happen during and after the test.
Based on the diagnosis, your doctor may recommend certain treatments or interventional procedures, such as stent placement to widen the blockage. As soon as a diagnosis is made, your doctor will discuss treatment options and begin interventional procedures.
our location
Our hospital performs cardiac catheterization tests at the following testing facilities.
We provide heart attack and We care for patients who have suffered other cardiac events. Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center.
Routine and scheduled catheterizations are arranged by your referring physician who will help you schedule your appointment.
