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Cardiovascular Intervention
The Laboratory of Cardiovascular Intervention, led by Dr. Robert J. Lederman, creates new catheter based treatments and devices for structural heart disease and introduces them into medical practice. The lab is a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists (adult and pediatric), imaging scientists, and catheter engineers. The lab has close collaborations with luminary cardiologists across the USA and the world.
Dr. Lederman and his team invented a growing list of techniques and devices and helped introduce them into patients for the first time. More are in advanced development. In addition, Dr. Lederman’s program leads an international effort to use real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to guide catheter procedures in patients.