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Interventional Cardiologists - Dixon, IL

We found 6 interventional cardiologists in Dixon, IL. See refinement options below.

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Dr. Muhammad A. Ali, MD, FACC

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Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

Dr. Muhammad Ali is a specialist in interventional cardiology, critical care (intensive care medicine), and sleep medicine. He works in Elgin, IL and Dixon, IL. He graduated from King Edward Medical University.
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Dr. Jibran Rana, MD

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Interventional Cardiology, Adult Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

Dr. Jibran Rana attended Ross University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Najam U. Saqib, MD

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Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Adult Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

cardiac catheterization, heart problems

Dr. Najam Saqib attended Ross University School of Medicine.
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Dr. Mazen Hadid, MD

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Interventional Cardiology, Adult Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

Dr. Mazen Hadid is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in New Lenox, IL and Chicago, IL. He graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine.
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Dr. Abdulah M. Alrifai, MD

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Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Adult Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

Dr. Abdulah Alrifai is an adult cardiology, interventional cardiology, and nuclear cardiology specialist in Hazel Crest, IL, Oak Lawn, IL, and Tinley Park, IL. Dr. Alrifai graduated from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine.
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Dr. Sammi M. Dali, MD

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Interventional Cardiology, Adult Cardiology

215 E 1st Street, Dixon, IL 61021

815-285-5853

Dr. Sammi Dali specializes in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology and practices in Dixon, IL. He attended Tishreen University Faculty of Medicine.

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What is Interventional Cardiology?

Interventional cardiology is the treatment of heart disease without surgery, through the use of catheters. Primarily this is via a procedure called cardiac catheterization, where a long, thin, flexible tube, called a catheter, is threaded through a vein or artery up towards the heart. The catheter can be used to inject dye for x-rays, open narrowed artery walls, widen heart valves, place stents, or perform other tests and procedures.

Cardiology is a large specialty, and covers many diseases and disorders of the heart as well as several different kinds of treatments. What makes interventional cardiologists special is their ability to use minimally invasive procedures to treat heart disease. Interventional cardiologists may treat coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease, where blood vessels become narrowed or blocked. They also may repair or replace damaged heart valves.

During a cardiac catheterization, the interventional cardiologist inserts the catheter into a blood vessel through a small incision in the groin or arm. It is then threaded to the blocked artery or into the heart, where tiny tools can be passed through the tube. These tools are used to perform percutaneous coronary interventions, or procedures done to the heart and arteries via catheter. Procedures may include:

Angioplasty, or opening of blocked arteries, often via the inflation of a balloon
Atherectomy, the physical cutting away of plaque buildup
Stenting, the placement of metal springs to hold artery walls open
Heart valve repair or replacement
Closure of holes in the heart

That these procedures can be performed without the pain and recovery time of traditional surgery is truly amazing.