Interventional Cardiology
Emory Heart & Vascular Center interventional cardiologists are using innovative techniques and the latest research and technology to find even more ways to successfully treat cardiovascular disease in the least invasive ways possible.
Interventional cardiology refers to minimally invasive procedures used to diagnose and treat coronary artery and peripheral arterial disease. These procedures use catheters (thin, flexible tubes) and imaging technology to place therapeutic devices and perform lifesaving treatments that would otherwise require open surgery.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Emory interventional cardiologists work in close collaboration with our cardiovascular surgeons and other cardiac and vascular specialists to ensure that patients receive the most appropriate care in a seamless environment.
Conditions and Procedures
Emory interventional cardiologists have extensive experience diagnosing and treating a full range of coronary artery and peripheral vascular diseases in our state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, including:
• Coronary artery disease
• Coronary Microvascular Disease
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Carotid artery disease
• Heart valve disease
• Congenital heart diseases such as: Septal defects and Patent foramen ovales
Some of the many procedures offered at Emory include:
• Percutaneous coronary interventions
• Percutaneous peripheral interventions
• Carotid artery interventions
• Direct interventions for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
• Minimally invasive valve repair
• Structural heart disease repair
