Cardiac Cathaterization Lab

Stamford Hospital's cardiac catheterization laboratories, built in 2007, feature advanced technology for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions, both emergency and elective. Our high-resolution video screens and x-ray machines provide enlarged pictures of the blocked areas in your coronary arteries. Stamford Hospital is among a select few hospitals nationally (and is the only one in Connecticut) to have installed the Toshiba American Medical Systems Infinix CF-i/SP X-ray system in both cardiac catheterization labs.

Common procedures we offer include:

Cardiac Catheterization, also known as coronary angiogram. This procedure enables physicians to see and understand what is happening inside the coronary arteries and to identify blockages.

Angioplasty, including balloon angioplasty and stenting. Stamford Hospital performs these procedures, which can be elective or emergency (to save the lives of patients having a heart attack) with the latest technology and treatment options, including drug-eluting stents, for reopening of narrowed coronary arteries.

Pacemaker & Defibrillator insertion to generate electrical impulses to treat a slow heart rythym or restore a fast or irregular rythym to normal. 

Electrophysiology Studies, used to understand the origin and risk and determine the proper treatment for arrythmias.