Patient Appointments
304-293-4096
Patient Appointment Location
Physician Office Center (POC)
Level 3
Medicine, Suite 1
Medical Specialties
From the POC elevators, go left, and enter the first door on the right.
Cardiac Care Center
Cardiac catheterization
appointments, results, and referrals
304-598-4279
3rd Floor Ruby Memorial Hospital
From the Ruby elevators, go right, stop at the Registration desk
Cardiac Rehabilitation
304-598-4963
3rd Floor Ruby Memorial Hospital
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Interventional cardiologists use non-surgical techniques — usually by running a catheter through the arteries into and around the heart — to repair the blockages that cut off the flow of blood in and out of the heart.
Our cardiologists perform angioplasties, in which a balloon attached to the catheter clears the arteries, and are also experienced in the use of stents. In addition to traditional stents, WVU uses drug-eluting stents, which deliver medication directly to the site of the blockage.
At the Heart Institute, we perform between 1,500 to 1,800 angioplasties and stent placements annually.
For a heart attack patient, “door to balloon” is the time from arrival at the hospital until the start of balloon angioplasty. The national goal for “door to balloon” is 90 minutes. The WVU Heart Institute far exceeds that goal.
We have the doctors, technology, and facilities, including our cardiac labs, to make a rapid diagnosis and take, quick effective action 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. We’ve refined our coordination and teamwork to a science.
Treatments/procedures performed at the WVU Heart Institute include:
The Interventional Cardiology Team
Affliated with WVU