We offer the latest technological breakthroughs in the treatment of coronary artery disease, including angioplasty, stents, atherectomy, laser angioplasty, brachytherapy, percutaneous myocardial revascularization, and growth factors for growing new blood vessels. We also offer the latest in coronary imaging and lesion assessment as well as other specialized procedures such as valvuloplasty. We perform over 800 balloon angioplasties per year. Angioplasty involves the use of a balloon which is guided to the site of a coronary artery narrowing. The balloon is then inflated to relieve the narrowing.
Stents are hollow metal tubes which are loaded on angioplasty balloons.
The stents are guided to the site of a coronary artery narrowing and deployed to help relieve the narrowing and prevent the artery from renarrowing. Most percutaneous coronary revascularization procedures today involve stents. Dr. Stertzer performed the first rotational atherectomy in the world. A laser is used to vaporize plaque. In this technique, a laser is guided to the site of a long narrowing and the laser helps to relieve the narrowing by opening a channel through the narrowing.