Heart and Vascular Care at Sharp Grossmont Hospital

At the Burr Heart & Vascular Center, our bi-plane cardiac catheterization lab is primarily used for complex neurological (stroke), cardiac and interventional radiology. Biplane imaging technology uses two fluoroscopy cameras to produce simultaneous images at different angles, giving physicians increased precision.

Our electrophysiology cardiac catheterization lab is used primarily to treat abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmia), including atrial fibrillation. The room is equipped with three-dimensional mapping technology to detect irregular heart rhythms.

One of two standard cardiac catheterization labs is primarily used for heart procedures, including catheter placement, coronary interventions and acute myocardial infarctions (heart attacks). Physicians also perform peripheral vascular angiograms and pacemaker implantations in this room.

The second standard catheterization lab is used primarily for standard diagnostic, interventional and electrophysiology procedures.

The hybrid operating room is used primarily for cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and lung procedures. A hybrid operating room (OR) has added imaging - MRI, CT or angiography systems - that makes it possible for doctors to simultaneously diagnosis and treat the patient when surgery is needed. Hybrid ORs can immediately convert to open surgery from minimally invasive if necessary.

Vascular conditions typically treated in the endovascular surgical suite include abdominal aortic aneurysms, carotid artery disease, deep vein thrombosis, varicose veins and other types of blockages. Transcarotid arterial revascularization (TCAR) procedures are also performed in this room.

Our expert team of cardiac specialists will perform open-heart procedures in our cardiothoracic surgery suite, including cardiac bypass surgery, valve replacement, valve repair and lead extraction.