Dr. Lesser also performs interventional cardiology including pacemaker implantation, balloon valvuloplasty, angiography and trans -
catheter occlusion for patent ductus arteriosus.
Not exact matches
Chronic total
occlusion, a complete blockage of the coronary artery, sometimes referred to as the «final frontier in interventional cardiology,» represents a major challenge for
catheter - based percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Located in New York, and as a former patient at the hospital, Cornell's Cardiology Companion Animal services provide, «a number of interventional therapies including, but not limited to, pacemaker implantation,
occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus, balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonic and subaortic stenosis, cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and radiofrequency
catheter ablation of arrhythmias.»
Catheter based
occlusion (closing the duct with coils or a ductal cclude) is a minimally - invasive alternative and the patients usually go home the following day.