What Happens with Heart Failure

Treatment Procedures Angioplasty (PTCA, PCI) Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Heart Transplant Surgery Heart Valve Repair / Replacement Pacemakers and ICDs Septal Ablation Ventricular Assist Devices Aortic Valve Repair / Replacement Mitral Valve Repair / Replacement Heart failure occurs when your heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs. This is […]

Pacemakers and ICDs

In an effort to fix abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, and allow your heart to beat more efficiently, you doctor may suggest a device implant. The most common of these are pacemakers and implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICDS); these are implanted in the cardiac cath lab or during surgery. Pacemakers: These are small implanted devices meant to correct […]