Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Detailed information on abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, including the reasons and preparation for the procedures, risks of the procedures, how the procedures are performed, after care, an anatomical illustrations of the anatomy of the aorta, an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, types of aneurysms, and illustrations of abdominal aortic aneurysm open repair and endovascular repair Amputation Detailed information on amputation, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, risks of the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Cardiac Catheterization Detailed information on cardiac catheterization, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the injection of dye into coronary arteries and the catheter insertion sites Carotid Artery Duplex Scan Detailed information on carotid artery duplex scan, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of a diseased artery and carotid artery duplex scan Carotid Endarterectomy / Carotid Angioplasty with Stenting Detailed information on carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty and stenting, including the reasons and preparation for the procedures, risks of the procedures, how the procedures are performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the circulation of the brain, and illustrations of carotid endarterectomy and carotid angioplasty with stenting Chest X-ray Detailed information on chest x-ray, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the lungs and respiratory tract Computed Tomography (CT Scan) of the Chest Detailed information on computed tomography (CT or CAT scan) of the chest, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG) Detailed information on coronary artery bypass graft surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomic illustration of the coronary arteries of the heart, and illustrations of normal and diseased arteries, endovascular vein harvesting, and coronary bypass Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram Detailed information on dobutamine stress echocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Echocardiogram Detailed information on echocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Electrocardiogram Detailed information on electrocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the electrical system of the heart, and illustration of an ECG tracing Electrophysiological Studies Detailed information on electrophysiological studies, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the electrical system of the heart Exercise Echocardiogram Detailed information on exercise echocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Exercise Electrocardiogram Detailed information on exercise electrocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the electrical system of the heart, and illustration of an exercise ECG Femoral Popliteal Bypass Surgery Detailed information on femoral popliteal bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the femoral artery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedures, risks of the procedures, how the procedures are performed, after care, and anatomical illustrations of the circulation of the legs and femoral popliteal occlusion Heart Transplantation Detailed information on heart transplantation, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the anatomy of the heart, anterior view Heart Valve Repair or Replacement Surgery Detailed information on heart valve repair or replacement surgery, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomic illustration of the valves of the heart Holter Monitor Detailed information on Holter monitor, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of the electrical system of the heart, and illustrations of a Holter monitor and an exa Home Page - Cardiovascular - Tests and Procedures Detailed information on cardiovascular diagnostic and surgical tests and procedures, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and anatomical and procedure illustrations. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion Detailed information on implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICD insertion, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the anatomy of the heart's electrical system Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Heart Detailed information on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Resting Detailed information on resting myocardial perfusion scan, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the anatomy of the heart, view of the coronary arteries, and normal and di Myocardial Perfusion Scan, Stress Detailed information on stress myocardial perfusion scan, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the anatomy of the heart, view of the coronary arteries, and normal and dis Pacemaker Insertion Detailed information on pacemaker and implantable converter defibrillator, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an illustration of the anatomy of the heart, view of the electrical conduction Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) and Stent Placement Detailed information on percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stent placement, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an illustration of the anatomy of the heart, view of the coron Radionuclide Angiogram, Resting Detailed information on resting radionuclide angiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the anatomy of the heart, view of the coronary arteries, and normal and disea Radionuclide Angiogram, Resting and Exercise Detailed information on resting and exercise radionuclide angiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and illustrations of the anatomy of the heart, view of the coronary arteries, and nor Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram Detailed information on signal-averaged electrocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care,and an anatomical illustration of the electrical system of the heart Tilt Table Procedure Detailed information on tilt table procedure, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Transesophageal Echocardiogram Detailed information on transesophageal echocardiogram, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Ultrafast Computed Tomography (Ultrafast CT Scan) Detailed information on ultrafast computed tomography, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, and after care Valvuloplasty Detailed information on valvuloplasty, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and an anatomical illustration of the heart, view of the valves Vascular Studies Detailed information on vascular studies, including the reasons and preparation for the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, an anatomical illustration of a normal and diseased artery, and an illustration of a carotid artery duplex scan Venogram Detailed information on venogram, reasons and preparation for the procedure, risks of the procedure, how the procedure is performed, after care, and anatomical illustrations of the circulation of the legs and deep vein thrombosis