Assuta’s Cardiac Catheterization Unit is one of Israel’s leading facilities. The unit performs over 5,000 catheterizations per year – by top senior cardiologist in Israel, using the most advanced technologies.

Assuta's catheterization team specializes in diagnosing and treating cardiological problems, tailoring treatments to the specific medical needs of each patient. The unit is known for its supportive environment dedicated to professional, personalized service.

Catheterization procedures

Assuta performs an arrays of heart catheterization procedures, including:

• Diagnostic catheterizations to determine and confirm a patient’s medical condition
• Therapeutic catheterizations for targeted treatments
• Electrophysiological testing for, and treatment of arrhythmias
• Pacemaker implantation
• Cardiac surgery, including bypass surgery, valve surgery, and major vascular surgery

The benefits of undergoing a catheterization at Assuta

• At Assuta, patients can choose their catheterization specialist from among the best cardiologists in the country.
• Surgeons use a broad array of drug-eluting stents. These stents are inserted into the patient’s arteries to support them and keep them open, while slowly releasing medication into the body. The treating physician chooses the best stent based on the patient’s arterial anatomy.
• Assuta has earned a reputation for its personalized patient service and fast-track scheduling, with discrete care and compassion.
• Israel is known for its catheterization expertise, conducting over 40,000 procedures a year.

The leading edge in catheterization

Catheterization is a highly safe, routine procedure, performed quickly and urgently to save patients’ lives. It can be used as a minimally invasive procedure instead of bypass surgery and for heart valve surgery.

Catheterization is being applied to stroke prevention and treatment of eye, kidney, and other conditions.