When it comes to heart health, North Oaks offers several interventional
cardiology treatments.
Alcohol Septal Ablation (ASA) is a minimally invasive procedure that relieves symptoms associated with
an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.
Angioplasty is a procedure that uses a balloon at the point of a blockage to widen
an artery. A stent may be used to prop open the artery to improve blood flow.
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure is a minimally invasive procedure, as compared to open heart surgery,
which closes defects in patients with secundum ASD.
Aortic, Mitral and Pulmonic Valvuloplasty is a less invasive balloon procedure in which a narrowed heart valve is
stretched open without open-heart surgery. This procedure can be performed
on patients who are not candidates for valve replacements.
Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Intervention is a less invasive procedure that may be an alternative to coronary artery
bypass graft (CABG). This procedure is for patients who have at least
one artery that is completely closed (CTO) and have had previous attempts
of repair.
Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant is a minimally invasive procedure for people with atrial fibrillation
not caused by a heart valve problem (non-valvular A-Fib). A small implant
called the WATCHMAN™ is inserted into the heart through a catheter
in a leg vein to close off the left atrial appendage, where, in patients
with non-valvular A-Fib, blood commonly pools and clots due to the heart’s
inability to pump normally. The implantation of this device permanently
reduces blood clot and stroke risk without the worries that come with
blood thinners.
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure (PFO) is a structural heart disease treatment to close a hole (called a foramen
ovale) between the heart’s upper two chambers (called atria). It
helps reduce the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke (when a blood clot
blocks or plugs an artery leading to the brain), predominantly in individuals
between ages of 18 and 60 years, who have had a cryptogenic stroke (a
cerebral ischemia of obscure or unknown origin).
Peripheral Angiogram is a test that uses X-rays and dye to help your doctor find and open blocked
areas in one or more of the arteries that supplies blood to your legs.
Robotic Thoracic Surgery is minimally invasive surgery used to remove diseased lung tissue and
possibly surrounding lymph nodes. Small instruments attached to a robotic
arm are placed through small incisions between the ribs. The magnified
view and wristed tools allow the surgeon to make precise, controlled movements
to remove lung tissue without making larger incisions to open the chest
or spread the ribs. The robotic technique can be used for other chest
procedures involving the lungs, esophagus, thymus and certain cardiac
procedures besides lung cancer surgery.
TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) is a minimally invasive procedure for people with severe aortic stenosis
(narrowing of the aortic valve opening). A new valve is installed through
a catheter in a vein into the damaged aortic valve. Once implanted, the
valve is inflated — much like a stent — and deploys to look
and perform like a natural heart valve.
