Emergency Angioplasty

Horton Campus
60 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940
845-342-7370
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As the region's first Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Orange Regional provides the most advanced, accurate diagnostics for your heart and arteries. Backed by an affiliation with Montefiore Medical Center, Orange Regional offers the latest technology, experienced cardiologists and expert support staff.

Orange Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Orange County to offer Emergency Angioplasty as part of its comprehensive range of cardiac services. This means most heart attack patients will not have to travel outside of our area for advanced cardiac care.

What is Emergency Angioplasty?

 Performed in Orange Regional's Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Angioplasty, also called "PCI" (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention), is a minimally invasive procedure in which a catheter (flexible plastic tube) with a small balloon dilates, or "opens up", a blocked artery that supplies the heart muscle with blood. In contrast to open heart surgery, PCI can be done by making a small puncture in the skin and inserting the catheter into an artery in the leg or arm. Emergency angioplasty is performed when a patient is exhibiting symptoms resembling a heart attack in which a blocked artery needs to be opened immediately to avoid further damage to the heart.