Medical Services

Image of blocked artery, Peace River Surgery Center

Cardiac Catheterizations

A cardiac catheterization, also known as a coronary angiogram or heart cath, is a procedure performed to evaluate for abnormalities or blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart (coronary arteries). … [read more]

Coranary Angioplasty Diagram

Peripheral Angioplasty / Stent

Peripheral angioplasty is an interventional procedure performed to either open blockages formed from plaques in peripheral arteries or to stabilize severely aneurysmal (dilated) blood vessels. Plaques form as a result og… [read more]

Peripheral Angiography

A peripheral catheterization, also known as a peripheral angiogram, is a procedure performed to evaluate for abnormalities or blockages in the blood vessels outside of the heart, such as the arms, legs, or neck… [read more]

Coranary Angioplasty Diagram

Pacemaker Placement

pacemaker is a medical device that delivers electricity to the heart via small electrodes, triggering the heart to beat. A normal human heart contains an intrinsic pacemaker, termed the sinoatrial (SA) node… [read more]

Coronary Angioplasty / Stent

Coronary angioplasty, also known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is a procedure performed to open blockages formed from plaques in heart arteries and therefore improve blood flow… [read more]

Coranary Angioplasty Diagram

Defibrillator (ICD) Placement

A defibrillator is an implantable medical device that (1) acts as a pacemaker capable of delivering electricity to the heart to trigger it to beat, and (2) if necessary, shocks the heart out of life-threatening heart rhythms. It is this… [read more]