Heart & Vascular
The very best heart care, so you can do more of what you love
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Comprehensive Heart Care
When a heart condition requires extra attention, you may need to find a cardiologist. At Baton Rouge General, we partner with some of the best cardiologists and vascular surgeons to offer the most comprehensive services in the region. We also offer a wide array of advanced treatment options and technologies to diagnose and treat heart disease and work with you at every stage in the process. Our heart and vascular team will provide you with the very best heart care, so you can do more of what you love.
Tests We Provide
- Cardiac CT
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Heart Ultrasound (Echocardiogram)
- 3D Echocardiography
- Holter Monitor
- Nuclear Cardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
- Vascular Diagnostics (ABI’s, vein mapping, Carotid Ultrasound)
Services & Procedures
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Alcohol Septal Ablation
- Aortic and Mitral Valve Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- ASD/PFO Closure
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Electrical Cardioversion
- Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
- Impella
- Lung Surgery (Robotic/Minimally Invasive)
- Maze Procedure
- Mitral Valve Repair/Mitra Clip
- Pacemaker Implant
- Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Repair
- Pericardial Window Surgery
- Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR)
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Watchman
Diseases & Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Blood clots
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Failure
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Stroke
- Tumors
43 Minutes Can Save Your Life
In a heart attack, every minute matters. At Baton Rouge General, the time it takes for us to provide life-saving care, known as our average door-to-balloon time, is 43 minutes. That's more than twice as fast as the national standard of 90 minutes. You may never plan a heart attack, but you can plan where to go.
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Our Locations
Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Located in Baton Rouge General - Bluebonnet
Entrance faces Peyton Drive.
225-763-4452
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