CARDIAC CATH LAB - Mount Sinai Hospital

WHAT WE DO
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory:
An Overview
Henry Ford once said, “Coming
together is a beginning, keeping
together is progress, working together
is success.” This concept of teamwork
in the cath lab is the guiding
principle and the foundation
of what we do daily, and it is
the main reason for our success.
Left to Right:
Prakash Krishnan, MD,
Annapoorna Kini, MD,
Pedro Moreno, MD,
Samin Sharma, MD,
Michael Kim, MD
Mount Sinai Heart, which
encompasses clinicians, scientists,
nurses and associated caregivers
under the leadership of visionary
director Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD,
has emerged as a premier center delivering an extraordinary
range of clinical and research services to patients suffering from
a variety of cardiovascular ailments with a goal of providing the
best cardiovascular care.
The cardiac catheterization laboratory at Mount Sinai Heart is
the busiest interventional catheterization lab in the United States.
Consisting of five adult cath rooms (one equipped for endovascular
procedures), one pediatric cath room and one biopsy room, it has
been established as a tertiary center for complex coronary, valvular
and vascular interventions. All cath rooms are equipped with
intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and three rooms have fractional
flow reserve (FFR) capability. In this competitive environment, only
the best can flourish. That is exactly what our cath lab has done,
delivering the best and the safest invasive/interventional care to
cardiac patients, through innovation and procedural excellence.
Some highlights of the cardiac cath lab:
• Procedural Volume: The cath lab volume at Mount Sinai Heart
continues to rise each year, as illustrated in the subsequent chart.
In 2009, we experienced an unprecedented increase in volume
for nearly every procedure, both in coronary and vascular
4 Mount Sinai Hospital Cardiac Cath Lab