State-of-the-Art Cardiac Interventional Therapies

Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratories
Lutheran General Hospital has three cardiac catheterization suites and an electrophysiology laboratory for advanced diagnostic and therapeutic treatment. Equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and staffed with experienced cardiac specialists, the cardiac catheterization laboratory is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Annually, over 3,500 diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are done in these facilities to treat infants, children and adults.

Cardiac catheterization procedures include:

• Coronary Angioplasty and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
• Coronary Stenting
• Coronary Rotoblator
• Coronary Brachytherapy
• Pediatric Pulmonic Valvuloplasty

Electrophysiology procedures include:

• Mapping and Ablation studies
• Tilt Table Monitoring
• Pacemaker Implantation
• Cardioversion Therapy