Cardiology and Coronary Catheterization Department

The Cardiology Department at the Istishari Arab Hospital considered as one of the pioneer cardiology center in Palestine. It consist of Intensive Care Unit – ICU, Coronary Care Unit – CCU, Intermediate Care Unit – IMCU, Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiology Clinic.

The department specializes in finding, treating and preventing diseases of the heart and blood vessels such as Hypertension, High Cholesterol and Heart Attacks, with availability of Echo Cardio, Stress Test ECG, Holter Monitor ECG during 24 hours and Ambulatory Blood Pressure.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common cause of death worldwide.

In Cardiology Clinic, we offer many services for diagnosing, follow up and treating cardiovascular diseases.

• Echocardiograms (Ultrasounds of the Heart) transthoracic & trans esophageal. Using one of the best ECHO machine epic7 3D.
• Coronary imaging via CT scan.
• Holter monitoring for up to 5 days.
• Ambulatory blood pressure home monitoring.
• Exercise Stress Test.
• Follow up cardiovascular disease.
• Heart failure follow up and management.
• Arrhythmias follow up and management.
• Valvular heart disease follow up & management.
• Hyperlipidemia follow up and management.
• Cardiac devices checkup and management.

Catheterization Laboratory

The interventional cardiology unit consists of two catheterization laboratories furnished with the latest digital equipment, for diagnosis and treatment of cardiology disorders.

Treatments & Services

• Coronary angiography and drug eluting stenting via radial or femoral approach.
• Complex coronary intervention ( LM STENTING, BIFURCATIONAL LESION)
• Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CTO PCI)
• Tran’s catheter aortic valve intervention (TAVI).
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy DEVICE PLACMENT (CRTD)
• Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).
• Fractional flow reserve (FFR).
• Placement of Pacemakers (VVI & DDDR) and ICD.