Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

At NYU Langone Heart, our interventional cardiologists provide minimally invasive, catheter-based techniques to prevent, diagnose, and treat cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and heart valve disease. We also provide emergency treatment for people experiencing life-threatening events, such as heart attack.

Our researchers continually work to improve how we treat heart diseases, helping us provide the most innovative diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization techniques in our laboratory.

During cardiac catheterization, our specialists guide a long, hollow tube called a catheter through a vessel in the groin or the arm to reach the vessels of the heart. The catheter allows interventional cardiologists to use special tools to look for blocked arteries through a coronary angiogram or other diagnostic tests, and when necessary, perform procedures such as stenting to restore healthy blood flow.

Your doctor will discuss with you how to prepare for cardiac catheterization and what to expect during and after the procedure.

Based on the diagnosis, your doctor may recommend specific treatment or interventional procedures such as stenting to open blockages. As soon as a diagnosis is made, our doctors explain treatment options to you and begin the interventional procedure.

Our Locations

We provide cardiac catheterization at the following laboratory locations:

• the Jean and David Blechman Cardiac and Vascular Center and Kimmel Pavilion in Manhattan
• NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
• NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

We care for patients who are experiencing heart attacks or other cardiac events at the emergency departments at Tisch Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island and the NYU Langone Health—Cobble Hill Emergency Department at the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Ambulatory Care Center.

Routine and scheduled catheterizations are coordinated by your referring physician, who helps you make an appointment.