SSM St. Joseph Health Center offers the most comprehensive cardiovascular services available in the area. The hospital provides the expertise and services available to make us a Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Services.
Blocked blood vessels of the heart (coronary arteries) that cannot be opened throughcardiac catherization may require surgery. A coronary artery bypass graft, more commonly called "open heart" surgery, has been performed at St. Joseph since 1987. Other heart surgeries available at St. Joseph include heart valve replacement and repair.
Services offered at St. Joseph Health Center include:
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Valve repair and replacement
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Thoracic aneurysm repair
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Balloon angioplasty
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Balloon angioplasty using a stent
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Rotoblator
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Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
Diagnostic Tests:
- Echocardiograms
- Regular stress tests without imaging
- Thallium stress tests
- Stress echocardiograms
- Persantine stress tests
- Contrast echocardiography
- Trans-esophagal echocardiograms
- Adenosine stress tests