Cardiac Catheterization Lab

In the battle against heart disease, Gwinnett Medical Center is proud to provide our community with comprehensive heart care at our state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Lab.

This important facility is used in emergency situations to perform minimally invasive cardiac procedures, as well as non-emergent diagnostic cardiac testing and interventional peripheral procedures.

Our services include:

• Carotid angiography
  This is a type of X-ray used to view the carotid arteries.
• Carotid angioplasty
  A minimally invasive technique used to widen or open a narrowed or obstructed carotid artery.
• Coronary angiography
  This is a type of X-ray used to view the coronary arteries.
• Coronary angioplasty
  A minimally invasive technique used to widen or open a narrowed or obstructed coronary artery.
• Cardiac catheterization
  Can include a number of procedures, including angioplasty or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
• Coronary stents
  These are small, metal, mesh-like tubes used to wide or open a blockage in a narrowed artery.
• Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
  Commonly referred to as a coronary angioplasty.
• Peripheral angioplasty
  This is a procedure used to widen or open a narrowed peripheral artery.
• Tilt table testing
  A simple test doctors use to determine the reason for a patient’s fainting.
• Transesophogeal echocardiography
  This is an echocardiogram taken through the patient’s neck.

Find a cardiologist now, or call 678-312-5000 for a physician referral.