Duke offers a large and experienced program in diagnostic cardiac catheterization, in which contrast dye is injected into the heart so x-ray images of the heart and arteries can be taken.

Patients and families consistently rank Duke’s cardiac catheterization lab among the top performers in a national patient-satisfaction survey.

Mobile Catheterization Program

Duke also provides diagnostic cardiac catheterizations at community hospitals through a mobile catheterization program called HeartCare.

We currently offer mobile cardiac catheterization services in four North Carolina communities in affiliation with:

• Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford, NC
• Columbus County Hospital, Whiteville, NC
• Maria Parham Medical Center, Henderson, NC
• Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton, NC

For more information, patients may ask their local primary care physician or cardiologist, or call the Heart Center Communications Center at 919-681-5816.

Physicians

Physicians offering this service include:

• Bashore, Thomas M.
• Crawford, Lawrence E.
• Fortin, Terry A.
• Gehrig, Thomas
• Harrington, Robert A.
• Harrison, J. Kevin
• Kachhy, Radha Goel
• Krucoff, Mitchell W.
• Morris, Kenneth G.
• Ohman, E. Magnus
• Patel, Manesh R.
• Peterson, James W.
• Phillips, Harry R. III
• Povsic, Thomas J.
• Rao, Sunil V.
• Robinson, Stephen E.
• Sketch, Michael H. Jr.
• Tcheng, James E.
• Wang, Andrew
• Zidar, James P.