The specialty of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine involves the use of a variety of non-surgical techniques to open blocked or clogged arteries. It is an important part of treatment for patients with diseases of the heart blood vessels or coronary arteries, brain or carotid arteries, kidney or renal arteries and leg arteries.
Using state-of-the-art technology in a Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory, interventional cardiologists can view the arteries of the heart and other important organs, determine the extent and location of any blockage, test the functioning of the heart, and clear the blockage with the appropriate interventional procedure.
Providing 24/7 Emergent Care to San Diego
UCSD Medical Center’s team of interventional cardiologists is readily available 24/7 to provide emergent cardiac catheterization and angioplasty/stenting to patients at both our Hillcrest and La Jolla hospitals.
At UCSD Medical Center, over 2500 cardiovascular procedures are performed annually. All heart and vascular interventions performed at our hospital are performed by high-volume interventional cardiologists who are all Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.