Cardiac Services-Spalding Regional Medical Center-Griffin, GA

Spalding Regional is committed to treating cardiac patients as quickly and as efficiently as possible. For a free referral to a cardiologist, call (770) 467-6136 or click Find a Physician.

Cath Lab

Our recently updated Cath Lab combines some of the latest technology with board certified cardiologists and a specially trained nursing staff working together in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions. In 2011 we developed our coronary angioplasty program to combine accurate diagnoses with effective treatment needed during crucial minutes following a heart attack.

Coronary Angioplasty and Stents

Angioplasty and stenting can improve symptoms of coronary heart disease, reduce damage to the heart due to a heart attack and can reduce your risk of death.

Cardiologists use a procedure called Coronary Angioplasty, also known as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries in order to increase blood flow to the heart. During this procedure a catheter with a balloon on its tip is inserted in the coronary artery. The balloon is inflated, pushing the plaque blocking the artery against the artery wall and improving blood flow.

Stenting

During a coronary angioplasty, an expandable stent which is a small metal mesh tube, may also be inserted in the blocked artery. This “stent” provides further support to help the artery stay open.

Cath Lab Coronary Diagnostics and Procedures also include:

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardioversions

Thrombolictic Therapy

Fractional Flow Rate (FFR)

Brady pacemaker and implantable Defibrillators (ICD)

Intravascular Ultrasound (IVU)

Transesophabeal Echocardiogram (TEE)

Heart Diagnostics:

Nuclear Medicine Cardiac Procedures	Ultrasound (Venous Dopplers, Arterial Dopplars,
(Thallium Stress Tests, Cardiac Viability Studies)	Abdominal and Renal ultrasounds, Duplex scanning)
EKG	Implant Event Monitors