Tests & Procedures Performed in an Outpatient Setting or the Hospital

When having a medical procedure at the hospital, you may be admitted, but will generally go home the same day. You should be fasting 8 hours prior to the procedure, depending on your circumstances. Your cardiologist will notify someone if you should continue taking your medication. You should be at the hospital 2 hours prior to the procedure. Depending on which procedure you are having, it may be approximately 1- 2½ hours.

- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Cardiac Catheterization (Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac PET Scan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Coronary Atherectomy
- Coronary Stents
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Electrophysiological Studies (EPS)
- Heart Valve Replacement
- Implantable Cardioverter (ICD) - Defibrillator
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Intravascular Ultrasound ("IVUS")
- Nuclear Imaging Stress Test
- PADnet **NEW**
- Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty ("PTCA")
- Peripheral Angiography
- Permanent Pacemaker Implantation
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Varicose Vein Therapy **NEW**
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