History of cardiac firsts

 Western Baptist’s history of cardiac “firsts” in our service area demonstrates our commitment to bringing quality, world-class technology to our patients:

• First heart catheterization procedure
• First percutaneous coronary angioplasty
• First directional coronary atherectomy
• First rotablator procedure
• First coronary laser angioplasty
• First intra aortic balloon pump inserted
• First therapeutic stent implanted
• First to use vasoseal collagen plug
• First with digital imaging
• First intravascular extraction catheter
• First to use pacemakers in a catheterization lab
• First dual chamber pacemaker
• First rate response pacemaker
• First to use ventricular assistive technology
• First radial approach cardiac catheterization
• First minimally invasive open heart procedures
• First implanted heart monitoring device
• First Enhanced External Counter Pulsation therapy (EECP)