The SSM Heart Institute at St. Mary’s Health Center SSM St. Mary’s Health Center is a leader in heart-attack care, unblocking arteries in 90 minutes or less, 100 percent of the time. SSM St. Mary’s Health Center has maintained this standard for 33 consecutive months, a rare and unbroken success among heart programs nationwide.
In addition to providing excellent heart-attack care, our team of dedicated cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists, nurse specialists, and other clinicians treat a range of heart conditions, including coronary artery disease, aortic- and mitral-valve disease, atrial fibrillation, other arrhythmias, and congestive heart failure.
The SSM Heart Institute at St. Mary’s features cardiac catheterization and elctrophysiology labs, where delicate lead extraction and cardiac micro-pump procedures are performed. Additionally, our open-heart patients and critical-care patients have the advantage of recovering in our Cardiovascular Recovery Unit – a specialized ICU dedicated to heart patients.
Cardiac procedures and services offered at St. Mary’s include:
Ablations for arrhythmias
Advanced electrophysiology lab
Angioplasty/Stenting
Chest Pain Center
Stress testing
Echocardiogram
Cardiac Rehab
Cardiac Catherterization Lab (diagnostic and interventional)
Dedicated Cardiovascular Recovery ICU
Heart Valve Surgery
Lead extraction
Open heart surgery
Anticoagulation management (coumadin clinic)
Pacemakers
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD)
Biventricular ICDs (BiVs)