Interventional Vascular

Augusta Health offers a state of the art Vascular Suite that combines a full operating room and the most advanced angiography and imaging equipment, so that both surgical and radiological vascular procedures can be done at the same time.

The suite provides sophisticated anesthesia equipment, state of the art surgical lighting, a floating angiography table for smoother patient mobility, integrated radiology imaging with ceiling mounted digital imaging for high quality images, and computerized documentation.

A wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures can be preformed in this dual operating room and angiography suite, including intravascular, minimally invasive procedures and traditional open surgeries. The radiology capabilities of the suite allow imaging before, during and after surgery – all in the same room, making the experience much more convenient and pleasant for our patients.

Procedures include:

Angiography

A procedure that uses a special dye to see inside of arteries and/or veins in various areas of the body including: abdomen, kidneys, arms, and legs.

• Balloon Angiography: The inflation of a small balloon in the vessel.
• Renal Angiography: A test to evaluate the arteries of the kidneys.
• Upper and Lower extremity angiography: Examines the arteries/veins in the extremities either arms or legs.
• Venous Angiography: Examines the veins in the body.

Abdominal Aortograms

Examines the major artery (aorta) in the body and all the vessels that connect to the aorta.

Arterial/Venous Fistulogram

Examines the vessels of patients, who are having or need dialysis.

Endovascular Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm Repair

Repair of the Abdominal Aorta that has developed an aneurysm (bulging area).

Intravascular Stenting

Uses a metal stent (tube) to hold the vessel open

Intravascular Ultrasound

A imaging method that uses a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the end of a catheter.

Percutaneous Arthrectomy

The removal of calcium in vessels

TPA (Tissue Plasminogen activator thrombolysis)

Infusion of drug to break up clots.