Once a diagnosis is made, members of your health-care team at the Arizona Heart Institute assemble to choose and provide the very best care for your condition. Many forms of cardiovascular treatment can be delivered on an outpatient basis. If your care requires that you be admitted to the hospital, we will arrange for you to receive treatment at the Arizona Heart Hospital.
Your health-care team may decide that the best care for you could be a new drug or procedure that is currently under investigation. Such therapies are evaluated in clinical trials, which are designed to determine whether or not a new treatment is safe and effective.
The following treatment services are available:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
The division of Cardiothoracic Surgery specializes in surgical procedures for the treatment of acquired disorders of the heart and lungs. The following services are available:
- Cardiac (heart) surgical interventions
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Insertion of pacemakers
- Repair of defects in the heart septum
- Removal of tumors
- Repair and replacement of defective heart valves
- Volume reduction surgery
- Laser TMR procedures
Interventional Cardiology
The division of Interventional Cardiology provides treatment options for patients with a variety of heart and vascular problems. The following services are available:
- Balloon angioplasty
- Balloon valvuloplasty (minimally invasive surgery to repair a heart valve)
- Insertion of vascular stents
- Laser recanalization (the use of a laser to enlarge the opening in a blood vessel)
- Thrombolysis (treatment of blood clots)
Thoracic (Chest) Procedures
The following procedures are available to treat disorders of the lungs and
- Lobectomy (removal of lung tissue)
- Mediastinal tumor excision (removal of a tumor in the middle of the chest)
- Thoracotomy (a surgical procedure performed through an incision in the chest)
- Thoracic aneurysm repair
Vascular Surgery
The division of Vascular Surgery provides consultation and treatment of all forms of
peripheral vascular disease (diseases of the blood vessels outside of the heart). The following services are available:
- Peripheral vascular interventional/surgical procedures
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, including endoluminal grafting
- Atherectomy (removal of plaque from within an artery)
- Balloon angioplasty
- Bypass grafting
- Embolectomy/thrombectomy (removal of a blood clot)
- Carotid endarterectomy (removal of plaque in the carotid artery)
- Carotid stent-supported angioplasty
- Laser recanalization
- Lower extremity bypass
- Stent implantation
- Upper extremity surgery
- Varicose vein stripping
Vein Clinic
The Vein Clinic diagnoses and treats disorders of the veins, including:
- Treatment of venous ulcerations (acute and chronic)
- Sclerotherapy for nonsurgical treatment of varicose veins
- Vein stripping
Clinical Research Studies
Arizona Heart Institute physicians are leaders in cardiovascular research, participating as investigators in a variety of leading-edge studies. Such studies enable us to work with the latest technologies and offer you the most advanced care possible.
Your health-care team may decide that the best care for you could be a new drug or procedure that is currently under investigation. Such therapies are evaluated in clinical trials, which are designed to determine whether or not a new treatment is safe and effective. By participating in a clinical trial, you may receive tomorrow's cardiovascular drugs or procedures today. Patients who participate in clinical trials contribute enormously to the development of novel therapies that continue to improve medical care.
Your participation in a clinical trial is entirely voluntary. Should you decide to participate, you may benefit from free medical care for any examinations and procedures related to the study. Any medications prescribed for you in the study are free, as may be any new devices under study. All participants in clinical trials receive close medical supervision by a medical doctor.
The Interventional Research Department conducts FDA approved clinical studies using devices and drugs, as well as procedures, for patients with cardiovascular conditions. For more information regarding the studies we are currently conducting, please call extension 602-266-2200 extension 4474.
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Once a diagnosis is made, members of your health-care team at the Arizona Heart Institute assemble to choose and provide the very best care for your condition. Many forms of cardiovascular treatment can be delivered on an outpatient basis. If your care requires that you be admitted to the hospital, we will arrange for you to receive treatment at the Arizona Heart Hospital.