Interventional Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
The medical team of Interventional Cardiology, supported by a paramedical team of nine technicians-nurses, offers a complete service of elective and emergency procedures (primary PTCA for myocardial revascularization in patients affected by infarction), 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
As a result, Cardiocentro is one of the few Swiss centers to treat and monitor patients at any time, under any emergency circumstances.
![Dr.ssa Elena Pasotti](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PasottiE-700x700.png)
Dr.ssa med. Elena Pasotti
![PD Dr. Daniel Sürder](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SuerderD-700x700.png)
PD Dr. med. Daniel Sürder
![Dr. Marco Araco](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AracoM-700x700.png)
Dr. med. Marco Araco
![Dr.ssa Mariagrazia Rossi](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/RossiM-700x700.png)
Dr.ssa med. Mariagrazia Rossi
![Dr. Alessandro Del Bufalo](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/DelBufaloA2-700x700.png)
Dr. Alessandro Del Bufalo
![Dr. Marco Moccetti](https://www.cardiocentro.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/MoccettiM-700x700.png)
Dr. med. Marco Moccetti
Valves intervenctions are also performed (TAVI, MITRAclip).
Equipment
With four state-of-the-art angiography systems, the new laboratories of cardiac catheterisation and electrophysiology are one of the most important haemodynamics structures in Switzerland.
Structure of the Catheterisation Laboratory
- 3 Cath Labs with Flat-Panel X-Ray Tube
- Hybrid Room
- IVUS (Intravascular Ultrasound) equipment in each Cath Lab
Services
- Examinations and procedures
- Coronarography
- Emergency coronary dilatation in case of acute myocardial infarction
- Closure of intracardiac defects (PFO, IAD, PDA)
- Myocardial biopsies
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Carotid stenting, PTA/renal artery and iliac-femoral axis stenting
- Aortic counterpulsation device
- Endoluminal Assist Device IMPELLA
- IVUS (intravascular ultrasound)
- FFR (fractional flow reserve) e FR (instant wave-free ratio)
- ECMO
- Recanalization of chronic coronary occlusions (CTO)
- Percutaneously aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
- MitraClip
Via Tesserete 48
CH-6900 Lugano
info.icct@eoc.ch
Head Nurse
Mr. Raffaele Mautone
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