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Bringing Technology to You When You Need It the Most

In our region, Saint Vincent Heart Center is pioneering the use of advanced technology to provide patients with less invasive procedures that result in quicker recovery times.  Our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and Heart Center staff were the first to bring a number of innovations to our region’s heart patients, and they continue to explore new ideas and procedures that provide the best possible outcomes.

A History of Firsts 

• The first in the region to use drug-coated stents to reduce the recurrence of restenosis
• The first in the region to implant ventricular assist devices as a lifesaving bridge to heart transplant
• The first in the region to offer electrophysiology services
• The first in the region to have an electrophysiology ablation program
• The first in the region to use enhanced external counterpulsation for angina patients
•  The first in the region to perform angioplasty
• The first in the region to perform aortic bypass
• The first in the region to perform valve replacement
• The first in the region to perform laser angioplasty surgery
• The first in the region to use the clot dissolving drugs, streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator to stop heart attacks and strokes
• The first in the region to use a minimally invasive procedure to repair a hole in the heart
• The first in the region to use a myocardial mapping system to pinpoint damaged areas of the heart

 

Heart Care is a Critical Choice. Choose the experts at Saint Vincent Heart Center.