Hybrid Cardiac Catheterization Suite
Cardinal Glennon offers the region's only pediatric hybrid cardiac catheterization suite. This innovative technology allows a cardiac interventionalist to work with a heart surgeon to diagnose and fix a heart problem in the same room and in the same procedure. Having the ability to diagnose and treat problems in one procedure means safer care, faster healing and better recovery for our patients.
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Cardiac interventionalists Saar Danon, MD, (left) and Saadeh Al-Jureidini, MD, (middle) work together with cardiothoracic surgeon Andrew Fiore, MD, during hybrid cath procedures. |
Traditionally, children with urgent problems discovered during a diagnostic procedure would move into an operating room for surgery during a separate procedure. By allowing the experts to work together in a suite designed for hybrid procedures, our patients can get the care they need quicker, without valuable minutes being used to transfer them to an operating suite.
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The new hybrid cardiac catheterization suite is the only one of its kind in the St. Louis region dedicated to treating children. |
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