The Cardiac Cath Lab provides a vital service to all people of Saudi Arabia and is an integral part of the Heart Institute of our client hospital. The Cardiac Catheterization and Electrophysiology Laboratories provide diagnostic and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures for both adult and pediatric outpatients and inpatients. These services employ state of the art technologies and equipment to remain at the forefront ofthe diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
Cardiac catheterization procedures include hemodynamic and angiographic diagnostic studies, endomyocardial biopies, coronary and other angioplasties, valvuloplasties,placement of intravascular stents, embolization of vascular structures, occlusion of intracardiac defects, direct emergency revascularization of acute myocardialinfarction, and minor surgical procedures, primarily for vascular access or more major surgical intervention in conjunction with hybrid procedures.
The Cardiac Electrophysiology (EP) services function within catheterization laboratories to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for adult and pediatric inpatients and outpatients with cardiac arrhythmias. These potentially life-threatening conditions are treated through the use of cardioversion, selective tissue destruction(catheter ablation), and the implantation of pacemakers and automatic defibrillators.
Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions:
ADULT PROCEDURES PEDIATRIC PROCEDURES
ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORIES
Temporary Pacemaker Temporary Pacemaker
Permanent Pacemaker PermanentPacemaker
Intra-Cardiac Defibrillator Intra-CardiacDefibrillator
Pacemaker Lead Extraction PacemakerLead Extraction
Pacemaker Lead Implantation PacemakerLead Implantation
Device Removal DeviceRemoval
Reveal Cardiac Monitoring RevealCardiac Monitoring
Electrophysiology Study ElectrophysiologyStudy
3-D Mapping 3-D Mapping
Radio Frequency Ablation RadioFrequency Ablation
Cryo-Ablation Cryo-Ablation
Cardioversion Cardioversion
Tilt Table Test Tilt Table Test
ADULT PROCEDURES PEDIATRIC PROCEDURES
CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES
Routine Diagnostic Left Heart Cath Routine Diagnostic Right Heart Cath
Routine Diagnostic Right Heart Cath Trans Esophageal Echo (TEE)
Intra-Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve PDA Occlusion - Coil and Device
Intra-Vascular Ultrasound Intra-CardiacUltrasound
Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Intervention ASD Closure
Coronary Stenting (Drug Eluting & Bare Metal) VSD Closure
Cutting Balloon Cutting Balloon
Rotablator AorticStenting (Covered & Bare)
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Branch Pulmonary Angioplasty
Coronary Embolectomy Pulmonary Stenting
Mitral Commissurotomy Aortic Valvuloplasty
Pulmonary Valvuloplasty Pulmonary Valvuloplasty
Coarctation Dilatation Coarctation Dilatation
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Endomyocardial Biopsy Septostomy
Valve Assessment ValveAssessment
Pericardial Centesis Pericardial Centesis
Retrieval of Foreign Body Retrieval of Foreign Body
Renal Angiograms Embolization of Collaterals
Femoral Artery Angiogram (for Closure Device) BT Shunt Assessment/Embolectomy/Angioplastys
Percutaneous Fontan
Fontan Fenestration Closure
Fistula Closure
Tricuspid Valvuloplasty
SVC Angioplasty
Central Line Insertion
*The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories of the Hospital does not undertake peripheral angioplasty.
**Patients requiring this scope of service will be referred to the Radiology Vascular Department.
Hours of Operation
The Cardiac Cath Lab provides a 24-hour service with on-call coverage outside of normal working hours. The on-call shift is assigned on a weekly basis and consists of two (2) SNIs and two (2) CVTs (or 1 CVT and 1 Radiographer).
The Cardiac Cath Lab schedule for Nurses, Technologists, and Radiographers consists of 4 (four) 10-hour shifts - Saturday through Tuesday, and 1 (one) 9-hour shifton Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday being rest days.
Work shifts are divided into:
0645-1615 hours (Desk)
0700-1630 hours (Early)
0730-1700 hours (Late/ Call)
0900-1830 hours (Late Recovery Room)
The Cardiac Cath Lab is staffed with 5 (five) Patient Care Assistants fulfilling five (5) working shifts,
consisting of four (4) 10-hour shifts - Saturday through Tuesday, and one (1) 9-hour shift on Wednesday,
with Thursday and Friday off (rest days).
Work shifts are divided into:
Early 1 (E1): 0630-1600
Early 2 (E2): 0700-1630
Late (L): 0730-1700
Late 1 (L1): 0800-1730
Late 2 (L2): 0830-1800
The Cardiac Cath Lab Secretary and Cardiac Cath Lab Manager is required to work 0730-1700
Saturday through Tuesday, and 0730-1600 on Wednesdays.
The Ambulatory Care Services Representative works a fixed shift of 0700-1630 Saturday through Tuesday, and 0700-1530 on Wednesdays.
