Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional Laboratory
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiovascular Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL) is a state of the art imaging facility performing over 24,000 diagnostic and interventional procedures annually.
We treat the following conditions:
- Congenital heart defects
- Coronary artery disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart failure
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Valvular heart disease
The CVDL operates eleven procedure rooms. There are three general areas within the CVDL:
- Cardiology
- Radiology
- Electrophysiology
Services included in the Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional Laboratory
Coronary Artery Disease
- Diagnosis of coronary atherosclerosis by angiography and intravascular ultrasound
- Treatment of coronary artery and bypass graft blockages using Balloon Angioplasty, Intracoronary Stenting, Laser Ablation, Rotational Atherectomy, Directional Atherectomy, Extractional Atherectomy, Brachytherapy (local radiation therapy)
- Evaluation of endothelial function and coronary blood flow.
- Novel approaches to ischemic heart disease including intracoronary gene therapy for angiogenesis, direct myocardial laser revascularization, electromechanical mapping of myocardium
- Management of acute myocardial infarction
Valvular Heart Disease
- Diagnosis of valvular stenosis and regurgitation
- Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis
- Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonic stenosis Percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis
Cardiomyopathy
- Diagnosis and evaluation of cardiomyopathic conditions using endomyocardial biopsy
- Hemodynamic and metabolic assessment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using transvenous pacing protocols, percutaneous septal myocardial ablation
Pericardial Disease
- Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis
- Drainage of pericardial effusions
- Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy
Peripheral Artery Disease
- Diagnosis and treatment of renal artery stenosis
- Diagnosis and treatment of iliac and femoral artery stenosis
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Diagnosis of congenital heart abnormalities
- Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects
- Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonic stenosis
- Stenting for pulmonary artery stenosis
Aortic Disease
- Diagnosis of aortic aneurysms including those in marfan patients Diagnosis of aortic dissection