Interventional cardiology clinic

Including percutaneous coronary intervention, chronic total occlusion, and complex high risk percutaneous coronary intervention

West Michigan Cardiology’s physicians are highly skilled and trained in the most cutting-edge of interventional procedures to treat coronary artery disease. Many patients with ischemic heart disease / coronary artery disease require simple coronary artery stents or coronary artery bypass grafting to treat their disease. However, some patients are deemed too high risk for simple stenting or for coronary artery bypass grafting. At West Michigan Cardiology we offer the latest and most advanced treatment options listed below.

  • Also known as traditional coronary artery stenting. A catheter is placed into the coronary artery to assess the degree of coronary artery disease. If a severe blockage is found the cardiologist can then place a balloon inside of the blockage to reduce the narrowing, followed by a coronary artery stent to keep the artery open.

  • For patients with complex coronary artery disease and significantly reduced heart function, a left ventricular assist device called an Impella can be inserted into the heart. This helps to maintain blood flow to the patient’s vital organs while the cardiologist performs percutaneous coronary artery intervention.

  • When a coronary artery is completely occluded, traditional percutaneous coronary artery intervention is not possible. West Michigan Cardiology physicians specialize in opening these occluded coronary arteries with a specialized technique called complex total occlusion intervention.