The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory also known as the Cardiac Cath Lab or Invasive Interventional Suite is a specialized service providing diagnostic and interventional cardiology and radiology procedures used in the treatment of coronary artery, peripheral vascular disease, intracranial vascular disease, and trauma. Annually,over 6,000 procedures are performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab/Interventional Suite including diagnostic heart catheterization, balloon angioplasty and stent placement including cardiac, carotid, intracranial coiling and peripheral stenting, permanent pacemaker and ICD implantation and interventional radiology procedures to include trauma.
Dr. Debabrata Mukherjee explains one of the procedures that is performed in the Cardiac Catherization Lab. He explains a non-invasive way of unblocking clogged arteries called "Cardiac Catheterization."