Cardiac Catheterization and Vascular Center (Cathlab) Services
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Our state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization and Vascular Center (Cathlab) at Unihealth Southwoods Hospital in Biñan, Laguna, is dedicated to advanced heart and vascular care.
We specialize in precise diagnostic procedures such as angiograms, life-saving interventions like angioplasty, including coronary angioplasty, essential heart treatments like pacemaker insertion, and specialized therapies like transarterial chemoembolization.
The Unihealth Southwoods CathLab is equipped with modern facilities and equipment and operated by experienced medical specialists who utilize up-to-date medical techniques to provide patient-focused medical treatments for various complex cardiac and vascular conditions.
Discover how Unihealth Southwoods Hospital can help lead you to better cardiac and vascular health.
What is a CathLab?
A CathLab is a specialized facility where minimally invasive procedures can be performed to diagnose and treat different heart and blood vessel conditions without needing to perform traditional treatments that require open-heart surgery or similar major surgeries.
SERVICES OFFERED
Coronary Angiogram
This specialized Xray procedure uses contrast dye to make the arteries that supply blood to your heart, more visible. This helps detect any blockages or narrowing that affect blood flow.
Cerebral Angiogram
To check the arteries and blood flow to your brain, this diagnostic imaging test uses dye to make them more visible under Xray. It helps detect aneurysms, blockages, narrowing, or other vascular issues.
Renal Angiogram
This Xray procedure focuses on the arteries that supply blood flow to your kidneys. By using contrast dye, it shows any narrowing or blockages that may affect your kidney function.
Peripheral Angiogram
This is an Xray procedure that uses dye to map out and show the blood vessels outside of the heart. This could include blood vessels in the arms or legs to detect any blockages or narrowing that affect blood circulation.
Coronary Angioplasty
This interventional procedure directly treats blocked or narrowed arteries in your heart. Using a catheter, a tiny balloon is inflated to widen the artery, push buildup aside, and a stent is placed to keep it open.
Peripheral Angioplasty
Designed to improve blood circulation in your arms or legs, this procedure uses a catheter to insert a tiny balloon into a blocked artery and expand it to open the blockages. A stent is then inserted to maintain the widened pathway and improve blood flow.
Transarterial Chemoembolization
This minimally invasive procedure delivers cancer-fighting drugs and substances directly onto a tumor (usually in the liver) that block its blood supply.
Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD):
This procedure involves inserting a catheter through your skin, to the liver, and into the bile duct to drain bile from a blocked bile duct.
Pacemaker Insertion
A minor surgical procedure, this treatment implants a small device under your skin with wires leading to the heart. This device emits electric signals that help regulate slow or irregular heart rhythm.
Coiling
Often performed for aneurysms, this procedure inserts small platinum coils via catheter into an aneurysm to promote clotting and prevent rupture.
Conditions That May Need Our CathLab Services
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction): Occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked causing heart muscle damage due to the lack of oxygen.
- Coronary Artery Disease: A common heart condition where arteries supplying blood to the heart are narrowed or blocked due to plaque buildup, restricting blood flow.
- Valvular Heart Disease: This occurs when one of the four heart valves are not opening or closing properly which affects blood flow through the heart.
- Aneurysms: An aneurysm forms when portion of a blood vessel wall is weakened and creates a bulge that may potentially rupture and cause internal bleeding.
- Congenital Heart Defects: These are heart structure problems present at birth which prevents proper heart function or blood flow.
- Other Vascular Disorders: These are various conditions that affect the blood vessels and blood flow outside of the heart such as blood clots or peripheral artery disease.
