Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)

A chronic total occlusion or coronary CTO is a complete blockage in a coronary artery.

Heart Attack

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a heart attack. A heart attack is caused by a blood clot that blocks a coronary artery. The coronary arteries supply blood and oxygen to the heart. If the blood flow is blocked, the heart is deprived of oxygen and heart muscle dies. The medical term…

Heart Failure

Heart failure occurs when the heart can no longer pump oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body efficiently. Heart failure is usually a chronic condition, but it may come on suddenly. The condition may affect only the right side or only the left side of the heart. Usually, both sides of the heart are…

Beating Heart Bypass Surgery

Beating Heart Bypass Surgery is performed while the heart is still beating – a major advancement now available to Deborah patients. With off-pump technology, heart and lungs continue to function during the surgery, reducing the risk of stroke, lung, and kidney dysfunction, and memory loss. Benefits of off-pump surgery: Shortens the average hospital stay No…

Robotic Ablation Using Stereotaxis Remote Navigation

Robotic ablation is the safer, more effective ablation for patients with heart rhythm disorders or cardiac arrhythmias. The system navigates to those areas of heart tissue responsible for the irregularity and inactivates them. This all happens without open-heart surgery. Robotic ablation offers the following benefits: Patients are exposed to up to 60% less damaging X-ray…

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a surgical procedure for patients with severe and symptomatic narrowing of the aortic valve opening, known as aortic stenosis.

Obesity

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)

Jonathan Krathen, DO, Appointed Attending Electrophysiologist

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