Cardiac Catheterization

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Mat-Su Regional Medical Center's doctors use cardiac catheterization to both diagnose and treat heart disease. This minimally invasive, interventional cardiology technique uses a catheter (thin, flexible tube) that is inserted into the arteries to examine the heart, arteries and veins with real-time images (fluoroscopy). These procedures only require a tiny incision where the catheter is inserted into an artery, so it results in less blood loss, less pain and a quicker recovery for patients.

Our services:

• Balloon angioplasty (elective and emergent)
• Cardioversion
• Coronary angiograms
• Coronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
• Coronary stents (elective and emergent)
• Intra-aortic balloon pump
• Left heart catheterization
• Permanent pacemakers
• Right heart catheterization
• Tilt-table test
• Transesophogeal echocardiogram (TEE)

For more information, please call: (907) 861-6800