Complex PCI

The Heart & Vascular Institute specializes in complex percutaneous coronary intervention cases, a nonsurgical procedure once known as angioplasty with stent. The institute's coronary artery total occlusions program – treating arteries that have been completely occluded for an extended period – is New England’s largest.

In this procedure, doctors insert a small device called a stent through a catheter to open blood vessels in the heart blocked by a buildup of plaque (atherosclerosis). This technique pushes plaque to the vessels’ walls. Alternatively, an atherectomy uses a device to cut plaque from the walls.

The Heart & Vascular Difference: At Hartford Hospital alone, doctors perform 1,300 of these procedures in a typical year – making the Heart & Vascular Institute one of the leaders in the Northeast. 

Our doctors use these advanced techniques, not typically available collectively at other cath labs:

Orbital atherectomy: Pulverizes heavily calcified or thickened lesions.

Rotational atherectomy: Shaves off plaque with a rotating burr or drill placed on the tip of a catheter.

Laser atherectomy: High-energy light, administered via a catheter, that destroys plaque and unblocks the artery.

Bifurcation stenting: A more complex case with blockages of side-branch vessels – like a tree, vessels emerge from main coronary artery – because stents are not available in an interlocking “Y” shape.

Ostial Flash balloon deployment of ostial stents: A dual-balloon treatment for ostial disease (coronary ostial stenosis is the blockage of the ostium, just above the aortic valve).

Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR): A procedure using a wire guided through a coronary artery that measures blood pressure and flow.

Intravascular ultrasound: A diagnostic imaging test via catheter with a miniature ultrasound probe at its tip.


Our Complex PCI Locations:


Meet our Coronary Specialists:

Name Specialties Location
McAree, Patrick C., PA-C McAree, Patrick C., PA-C
4.7 /5
123 surveys
860.456.2898
Bleich, Steven, MD Bleich, Steven, MD 860.522.0604
Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC Padegimas, Allison Seinmetz, MD, FACC 203.265.9831
Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD Pousatis, Sheelagh, MD
4.9 /5
82 surveys
860.696.5520
Carroll, Lenore Ann, APRN Carroll, Lenore Ann, APRN
4.8 /5
187 surveys
860.636.2010
Altszuler, David Jay, MD Altszuler, David Jay, MD 203.265.9831
Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD Barbour, Mohamad Firas, MD
4.9 /5
177 surveys
860.242.8756
Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO Holub, Meredith Sullivan, DO
4.9 /5
192 surveys
860.524.4550
Srinivasan, Aparna, MD Srinivasan, Aparna, MD 203.845.2160
Panetta, Andrew David, PA-C Panetta, Andrew David, PA-C 860.696.5520
Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD Pawar, Sumeet Sanjeev, MD
4.9 /5
295 surveys
860.572.5400
Dada, Marcin R., MD Dada, Marcin R., MD
4.8 /5
34 surveys
860.224.5694
Nasir, Usama Bin, MD Nasir, Usama Bin, MD
4.8 /5
126 surveys
860.242.8756
Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI Alter, Eric Louis, MD, FACC, RPVI 203.254.2452
Prisco, Jessica L., APRN Prisco, Jessica L., APRN
4.7 /5
125 surveys
860.886.0023
Diamond, Kristen Murrone, PA-C Diamond, Kristen Murrone, PA-C 860.242.8756
Patel, Boskey, DO, FACC Patel, Boskey, DO, FACC 860.524.3070
Vlismas, Peter Paul, MD Vlismas, Peter Paul, MD 860.972.1212
Jaffer, Osman Arif, MD, RPVI Jaffer, Osman Arif, MD, RPVI
4.7 /5
37 surveys
203.732.7455
Cole, Jennifer L., APRN, FNP-C Cole, Jennifer L., APRN, FNP-C 860.972.1212
Peckham, Elizabeth Nicole, APRN Peckham, Elizabeth Nicole, APRN
4.9 /5
54 surveys
860.886.0023
Martin-Beaulieu, John, APRN Martin-Beaulieu, John, APRN 860.972.1506
Jaiswal, Abhishek, MD Jaiswal, Abhishek, MD
5.0 /5
75 surveys
860.972.1212
Shippee, Jessica L., APRN Shippee, Jessica L., APRN 860.972.1695
Beach, Yan, APRN Beach, Yan, APRN 860.276.5107
Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI Gifford, Edward D., MD, FSVS, FACS, RPVI
4.9 /5
84 surveys
860.522.4158
Kunkes, Jordan H., MD Kunkes, Jordan H., MD
4.9 /5
321 surveys
860.522.5712
Bailey, Allison L., PA-C Bailey, Allison L., PA-C
4.9 /5
135 surveys
860.522.4158
Neveu, Jaclyn Rose, PA-C Neveu, Jaclyn Rose, PA-C
4.9 /5
145 surveys
860.889.9180
Powner, Jordan, DO Powner, Jordan, DO
4.7 /5
105 surveys
860.524.4550
Leach, Olivia, PA-C Leach, Olivia, PA-C
4.8 /5
57 surveys
860.696.5520
Ali, Ayyaz, MD, PhD Ali, Ayyaz, MD, PhD
4.8 /5
61 surveys
860.696.5520
Russell, Jessica, APRN Russell, Jessica, APRN 203.576.5708
Angeli, Angelina, APRN Angeli, Angelina, APRN 203.678.1050
Lobraico-Fernandez, Jessika, PA-C Lobraico-Fernandez, Jessika, PA-C 203.683.5100
O'Neill, Amanda, APRN O'Neill, Amanda, APRN 203.576.6177
Dawiczyk, Stephania, APRN, FNP Dawiczyk, Stephania, APRN, FNP
4.8 /5
172 surveys
860.886.0023
Ringuette, Keith, PA-C Ringuette, Keith, PA-C
4.7 /5
37 surveys
860.886.0023
Welch, Karisa, PA-C Welch, Karisa, PA-C 860.489.1132
Kelleher, Sean, APRN Kelleher, Sean, APRN 860.972.5499
Miller, Alexa, APRN, DNP Miller, Alexa, APRN, DNP 203.445.7093
Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI Aitcheson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, RPVI
4.9 /5
112 surveys
860.522.4158
Murusky, Kristen, APRN Murusky, Kristen, APRN 203.867.5300
Sanders, Graig, PA-C Sanders, Graig, PA-C
4.8 /5
263 surveys
203.867.5300
Reso, Jessica, PA-C Reso, Jessica, PA-C 860.696.5520
Wachtarz, Amber, APRN, DNP Wachtarz, Amber, APRN, DNP
4.8 /5
45 surveys
860.242.8756
Bell, Jennifer, MD Bell, Jennifer, MD
5.0 /5
33 surveys
860.972.1212
Asseo, Corrie, PA-C Asseo, Corrie, PA-C 203.576.5708
Phelan, Christopher, MD, FACC Phelan, Christopher, MD, FACC
4.9 /5
234 surveys
860.522.5712
Sangasy, Vanmaly, APRN Sangasy, Vanmaly, APRN
4.9 /5
194 surveys
860.963.7519