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Interventional Cardiology Program

At the UCSF Interventional Cardiology Program, our team has advanced training in minimally invasive catheter-based procedures to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary artery disease, vascular disease and valve disease. We use specialized imaging to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the heart, then use innovative techniques to treat abnormalities that impair heart function.

We perform thousands of procedures annually, from routine diagnostic procedures, such as coronary angiograms and cardiac catheterization, to percutaneous coronary intervention (a catheter technique for opening narrowed coronary arteries) and other complex procedures. (A catheter is a thin, flexible tube that can be passed into a blood vessel to reach the heart.) We pride ourselves in offering cutting-edge treatments shown by research and experience to bring the best results.

When it comes to your heart, experience and expertise matter. Our fellowship-trained, board-certified interventional cardiologists are recognized as leaders in the field. We not only serve San Francisco and the Bay Area, but patients travel from the Pacific Northwest and beyond to have procedures with our team. We welcome requests for second opinions and will be glad to discuss options that meet the goals of your care.

Collaboration is essential to our mission. By consulting with our colleagues who specialize in cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, vascular surgery and more, we can provide all the information you and your referring provider need to make decisions about your care.

Our patients are the priority in everything we do, so we strive to keep you informed. Our cardiac catheterization lab (where we perform these patient procedures) consistently ranks above the 95th percentile in "likely to recommend" patient satisfaction scores, as measured by the medical survey specialty firm Press Ganey. Whether you wish to directly message your care team with questions, or you’d like us to walk you through what to expect during your treatment at UCSF, we're here for you.

Our cardiologists all offer Zoom video visits, so that patients have convenient access when they need it.

"What I am going through is a scary thing. Having the team of people working at UCSF has made me feel I am not going through this alone." – Interventional Cardiology Program patient

Our locations

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    Percutaneous or Surgical Repair In Mitral Prolapse And Regurgitation for ≥60 Year-olds (PRIMARY...

    Composite score of all-cause mortality, valve re-intervention, hospitalizations and urgent visits for heart failure, or onset of ≥ 3+ MR (by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)) from randomization to a minimum follow-up of 3 years ...

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    The EMPOWER Trial - The Carillon Mitral Contour System® in Treating Heart Failure With at Least...

    Freedom from a composite of major adverse events (defined as Device Embolization, Vessel Erosion, Cardiac Perforation, and occurrence of cardiac surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention) in the Intervention group is greater t...

    Recruiting

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    Edwards PASCAL CLASP IID/IIF Pivotal Clinical Trial

    Recruiting

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    TRISCEND II Pivotal Trial

    Comparison of number of participants with reduction in TR and composite endpoint event improvement between experimental and active comparator arms

    Recruiting

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    ALT-FLOW II Trial of the Edwards APTURE Transcatheter Shunt System

    Shunt implant safety: proportion of patients in the APTURE shunt group without any serious device or procedure-related (CEC adjudicated) complications (i.e., Major Adverse Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Renal Events [MACCRE]...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Pivotal Clinical Trial

    Comparison of number of participants with composite endpoint events between experimental and active comparator arms

    Recruiting

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    Modulation of SERCA2a of Intra-myocytic Calcium Trafficking in Heart Failure With Reduced Eject...

    New York Heart Association classification (I, II, III or IV)

    Recruiting

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    Promoting Shared Decision Making for Severe Aortic Stenosis

    Shared Decision Making Process scale; Scores range 0-4 with higher scores indicating greater shared decision making occurred.

    Recruiting

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    Early Feasibility Study - Transcatheter Atrial Shunt System

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    Awards & recognition

    • U S  News and World Report badge recognizing UCSF as part of its 2024-2025 Honor Roll

      Among the top hospitals in the nation

    • One of the nation's best for heart & vascular surgery

    • Rated high-performing hospital for heart failure

    • Recognized for providing optimal care for heart attack patients

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