Heart Treatment Options
There are three main types of treatment for heart disease: non-invasive, minimally invasive and surgical.
- Non-invasive treatments typically include medication, diet and exercise.
- Minimally-invasive procedures can require catheterization, during which a physician enters the heart through arteries in the legs or arms. Once in the heart, they use special tools to inject dye, clear blocked arteries or insert a stent (small stainless steel tube) when needed.
- Surgical procedures require the patient to stay in the hospital for a few days. A surgeon opens the patient’s chest to repair damage to the heart tissue, valves, arteries or vessels.
- Risk Factor Modification
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Endoluminal Grafts (ELG)
- Electrophysiology Studies (EPS).
- Angioplasty and stenting
Banner Health facilities offer the following surgical procedures to treat heart disease:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts (CABG)
- Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
- Artificial and Tissue Valve Surgery
- MAZE (to correct atrial fibrillation)
- Atrial (ASD) or Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Repair
- Pacemaker Implants.
- Ventricular Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- ICD Implants
For More Information
|Podcasts: Cardiac tests info|
|Animation: Stent Placement|
|What is your risk for coronary artery disease?|