
Cardiac Catheterization Lab - DuBois
Penn Highlands DuBois Cardiac Cath Lab is located on the fifth floor of the main hospital.
A heart or cardiac catheterization is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure that allows a cardiologist to effectively diagnose, and often treat, heart problems in patients who are suspected of having a blockage or other issues within the arteries.
Cardiovascular and Cardiac Interventional procedures:
- Cardioversions
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Venograms
- Right Heart Catheterizations (RHC)
- Left Heart Catheterizations (LHC)
- Percutaneous Intervention (PCI)
- Coronary Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Stenting
- Thrombectomy
- Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave)
- Intervention for in-stent restenosis
- Coronary IVUS/FFR
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump insertion
- IMPELLA placement (CP and 5.5)
- 24/7 Emergency availability
Structural Heart procedures:
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Valvuloplasty
Cardiac Rhythm Implantable Electronic Devices:
- Permanent Pacemakers
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Biventricular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (BIV ICD)
- Biventricular Implantable Pacemaker ( BIV PPM)
- Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (S-ICD)
- Loop Recorder insert and removal
- Temporary Pacemaker
Peripheral Vascular procedures performed by Cardio-thoracic Surgeons or Cardiologists:
- Peripheral Angiograms
- Peripheral Venograms
- Peripheral Angioplasty and stenting
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Subclavian
- Abdominal Aorta
- Femoral
- Lower extremity
- Peripheral Thrombectomy and Embolectomy
- Peripheral IVUS/FFR
- Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy (Shockwave)
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
- Abdominal Endovascular Aortic Repair for AAA (EVAR)
- Carbon Dioxide Angiography
- Lower extremity runoffs
- Surgical interventions
- 24/7 emergency availability