Adult Catheterization Laboratory

The center has 7 Adult catheterization laboratories and one hybrid room with advanced and high quality equipment. Many adult interventional cardiologists practices in various fields including complex coronary artery disease, structural and valvular heart disease, endovascular and peripheral arterial disease. Also there are expert neurointerventionists who focus on neurological interventions.

About 17000 procedures for approximately 11000 patients are performed in a year in this center which is a great number of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients who develop acute myocardial infarction is an advanced procedure and in many situations is a lifesaving procedure and is performed routinely every day.

Complex coronary intervention including PCI for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) or left main coronary artery disease,  Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) for aortic valve stenosis, Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) and Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for aortic disease beside to other interventions for peripheral arterial disease are other examples of advanced interventional procedures which are performed in this center.

Therapeutic intervention for patients with adult congenital heart disease is another example of commonly practicing procedures in this ward which can help many patients with these disorders. Endomycardial biopsy and catheterization for heart failure help patients with heart failure. Interventions for neurological diseases are advanced procedures which aid patients with these types of disorders, especially to protect them from disabling situations.

This center is great for training interventional fellows because of referral rare cases to this territory cardiac care center. Each year many eligible fellows are trained in this center from all over the globe. The program is an 18-months course including A-to-Z of interventional Cardiology.