On the Forefront of Therapies to Diagnose and Treat Cardiovascular Disease
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Invasive Cardiology Staff:
- Stephen Ellis, MD, Section Head
- Christopher Bajzer, MD*
- Corinne Bott-Silverman, MD
- Leslie Cho, MD*
- Khosrow Dorosti, MD
- Michael Faulx, MD
- Irving Franco, MD*
- Mazen A. Hanna, MD
- Frederick A. Heupler, Jr., MD
- Robert E. Hobbs, MD
- Vidyasagar Kalahasti , MD
- Samir Kapadia , MD * †
- Richard Krasuski, MD †
- A. Michael Lincoff, MD*
- Ravi N. Nair, MD
- Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD
- Russell E. Raymond, DO*
- Gustavo Rincon, MD
- Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH
- Conrad C. Simpfendorfer, MD*
- E. Murat Tuzcu, MD* †
- Patrick L. Whitlow, MD*
*Coronary Interventionalists
† Interventionalists who also perform percutaneous structural heart procedures
Each year, the members of the Invasive Cardiology Section at the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute see thousands of patients seeking help with the diagnosis and treatment of almost every kind of heart disease known to man. Our interventionalists treat people of all ages from around the world who are dealing with serious, sometimes life-threatening, cardiac conditions. We provide care for problems as common as a bout of chest pain (angina), as serious as a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or transient ischemic attack ("mini-stroke"), or as debilitating as severe claudication (leg pain during exercise).
The quality of our care and excellence of our outcomes are well-known and respected in the medical community. Almost half of our patients are referred to us by physicians at other facilities, many of whom actually could do the procedure indicated, but feel it could be more safely done at the Clinic. The section is at the very forefront of innovation in cardiovascular medicine, oftentimes heading up the clinical trials studying the newest techniques and devices for restoring heart health with catheter-based interventions.
The Invasive Cardiology Section offers the latest, most technologically advanced diagnostic tests and treatments for atherosclerosis, using stents, angioplasty, ultrasound techniques, emboli-protection devices, enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP), and stem cell therapy. Our physicians have one of the largest practices in the country for fighting restenosis, the reblockage of previously cleared arteries and treating difficult to treat blockages (such as bifurcation blockages and total coronary occlusion).
Take a look at the following related information on our website:
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Information for Health Care Professionals
Q. What is an interventional procedure?
A. Interventional procedures are those done through cardiac catheterization, in which tiny catheters are threaded into the heart to deliver treatment or obtain images.
If you need more information, contact us, chat online with a nurse or call the Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute Resource & Information Nurse at 216.445.9288 or toll-free at 866.289.6911. We would be happy to help you.
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