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JOHN OCHSNER HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
The John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute offers state-of-the art diagnostic and leading-edge therapies for adult and pediatric patients with cardiovascular problems within a program that is ranked among the top in the nation. We have a team of experts available in:
• Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
• Consultative Cardiology
• Electrophysiology, Syncope and Arrhythmia
• Interventional Cardiology
• Stroke Prevention and Carotid Stents
• Heart Valve Replacement and Repair
• Pediatric Cardiology
• Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging (Cardiac CTA, Cardiac MRI and Echocardiography)
• Nuclear PET Imaging
• Cardiovascular and Heart Surgery
• Vascular and Endovascular Medicine
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
OVERVIEW OF SUBSPECIALTIES WITH VOLUME:
Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation
• Implanted Mechanical Assist Devices – 45 patients, representing a 35 percent increase over previous year
• Heart Transplants – 29 patients representing a 30 percent increase over previous year
Consultative Cardiology
• Conduct over 13,000 clinic visits annually and interpret more than 61,000 EKGs annually for the Ochsner system
Electrophysiology
• Arrhythmia Device Clinic Volume – 8,691 in 2013
Interventional Cardiology
• Nearly 5,000 procedures performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
Heart Valve Program
• TAVR – 110 cases in 2013
Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging
• Annually perform over 19,000 Echo Stress Tests
• Annually perform over 1,000 Cardiac PET scans
• Annually perform over 5,200 Vascular Ultrasounds
Vascular Medicine
• 4,800 vascular ultrasounds and 285 endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) / sclerotherapy procedures – a 30 percent increase from previous year
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