Heart & Vascular Care
Complete List of Heart Care Services
Diagnosis & Testing
- AICD
- Angiogram
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (Biventircular Pacemaker Implantation)
- Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA)
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Echocardiogram (ECHO)
- Electrophysiological studies and testing
- Holter Monitor studies
- Interventional catheterization
- Intravascular coronary ultrasound (IVUS)
- Myocardial biopsy
- Myocardial stress testing
- Treadmill and other stress testing
- Vulnerable Plaque
Surgical and Treatment Options
- Angioplasty
- Angioplasty with stent
- Atherectomy
- Annuloplasty (valve stabilization with ¨valve¨ girdle)
- Cryofrequency ablation
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- Cox-Maze Procedure
- Intravascular ultrasound
- Laser plaque removal
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Open Heart Surgery, with and without bypass machine
- Radio frequency ablation
- Thrombectomy
- Transmyocardial revascularization
- Valve replacement
- Ventriculectomy
More Information
For more information about our services, call The Heart and Vascular Care Center at White Memorial Medical Center at (888) 488-1288.
Service Descriptions
The Cox-Maze Procedure is a cutting-edge surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm involving the top chambers of the heart). The surgeon makes an incision in the heart muscle that interrupts the abnormal electrical patterns, and directs the electrical impulses along normal channels. When the heart heals, scar tissue forms and the electrical impulses that caused the atrial fibrillation are blocked from traveling through the heart. In some cases, a minimally invasive incision may be used instead of the traditional breastbone incision. For more information about atrial fibrillation, visit our Patient Education webpages.
Researchers are finding that plaque in the arteries may be buried inside the artery wall instead of bulging out with a traditional blockage. Much like an abscess, these “vulnerable plaques” are ingrained under the arterial wall, and can’t be seen by conventional angiography or fluoroscopy. They also don’t cause symptoms such as shortness of breath or pain. Yet they are more likely to erode or rupture, and may be responsible for as much as 60 to 80 percent of all heart attacks. Using a powerful diagnostic procedure called Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound (IVUS), together with a new cutting-edge recording technology known as virtual histology, physicians hope to detect vulnerable plaque and prevent more heart attacks. For more information about atherosclerosis, visit our Patient Education webpages.
