Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Winter 2018

DAMERON Hospital has a fully equipped, state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory (cath lab), one of the cornerstones of its comprehensive cardiac care program. Dameron’s cath lab is composed of two specially equipped rooms where doctors perform minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat cardiac and cardiovascular problems. The cath lab has specialized imaging devices that are used to view patients’ arteries and blood flow to and from the heart. This helps the physician in diagnosing and treating blockages and other problems in the arteries. The majority of procedures performed in the cath lab involve catheters—narrow, flexible tubes that are used to access the heart and blood vessels to treat cardiovascular disease as a less invasive alternative to surgery. Experienced care— when you need it most According to Lee Stenzler, MD, Dameron’s cath lab Medical Director and Cardiologist at Pacific Heart and Vascular, our cath lab has been in operation since 1986. We have performed more than 60,000 procedures since then—and are currently averaging more than 2,200 procedures annually. “Patients can rest assured that Dameron Hospital’s experienced care team is fully prepared to treat heart and vascular conditions using advanced techniques that provide excellent clinical outcomes while minimizing recovery times and complications,” says Dr. Stenzler. “With the addition of the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program here at Dameron, we are now able to quickly escalate cases that require a higher level of intervention than can be provided in the cath lab. We have a seamless cardiovascular care process that is timely, effective and in the best interests of the patient. We’ve really taken our cardiac care services to the next level, and this benefits the entire community.” Lee Stenzler, MD, Cardiologist and Cath Lab Medical Director, performing a procedure. 4 HEALTH OUTLOOK Dameron Hospital: Your heart is in the right place The Dameron Cardiac Catheterization Lab