MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER (MakatiMed) opened an advanced Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cardiac CathLab) which allows doctors to perform complex yet minimally invasive interventional cardiology and electrophysiology procedures with equipment that offers optimal imaging and positioning. The Cardiac CathLab is equipped with the Philips Azurion 7 C20, a new machine that uses a reduced radiation dose while maintaining excellent image quality for cardiac catheterization in both 2D and 3D. Procedures that can be performed at MakatiMed’s Cardiac CathLab include left and right heart catheterization (coronary angiography and angioplasty), intravascular ultrasound, intra-aortic balloon pump insertion, transcatheter aortic valvular replacement, endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), pacemaker insertion, implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion, placement of implantable cardiac resynchronization devices, septal ablation, and electrophysiology studies. Contact MakatiMed at mmc@makatimed.net.ph or makatimed.net.ph.
