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- Angina Pectoris
- Atherosclerosis
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- Cardiomyopathy
- Cholesterol in the Blood
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Coronary Arteries: Anatomy and Function
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- Advanced Diagnostics
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Angiograms
- Angioplasty and Stenting
- Arrhythmia Control
- Artificial Heart Devices: LVAD
- Cardiac Electrophysiologic Studies and T-wave Alternans Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Catheter Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Grafting)
- Echocardiograms
- Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Stress Tests, Holter Monitor and Event/Loop Recorders
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Heart Valve Repair and Replacement
- Implantable Converter Defibrillators and Biventricular Pacing
- Intravascular / Intracoronary and Intracardiac Ultrasound
- Nuclear Imaging For Heart Disease (PET scans, MUGA scans)
- Off-pump Surgery
- Pacemakers
- Pediatric Heart Surgery
- Preventive Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
- Robotic Heart Surgery
- Surgery for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Tilt Testing
- Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Treatments for Heart Valve Disease
Transmyocardial Revascularization
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized as the first hospital in the greater New York area to have cardiothoracic surgeons trained in transmyocardial revascularization (TMR), a technique that offers relief for people suffering from severe angina. Angina is the pain or discomfort associated with atherosclerosis, and is caused by clogged blood vessels that cannot deliver enough oxygen to the heart. People who have reasonably good heart function (no heart failure), but are not candidates for traditional surgical interventions such as angioplasty, stent placement, or bypass surgery, and who still experience pain while taking medications for angina, are ideal candidates for TMR.
In TMR, a laser device creates multiple tiny (about 1 mm in diameter) channels in areas of the ventricular wall that are not receiving sufficient blood supply. These channels serve as sites for the growth of new tiny blood vessels that help increase blood flow to the heart. Studies have shown that 70% of patients with severe angina who were treated with TMR had decreased pain, and better quality of life.
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- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Announces State-of-the-Art, Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center in Washington Heights
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Sets U.S. Record for Number of Heart Transplants in One Year
- "Bad" Cholesterol May Not Be the Best Predictor of Heart Disease Risk in Generally Healthy Individuals More
