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Cardiac History
- 1976
- Region’s First Pacemaker Implant, Dr. Peter Yu
- 1979
- First Cardiac Catheterization
- 1981
- First Open Heart Bypass Surgery, Dr. Stan Riley
- 1984
- First Thrombolytics given to heart attack patients
First Valve Replacement
First Balloon Angioplasty
- 1986
- Opening of Cardiac Rehabilitation Center
- 1992
- First Transesophageal Echo (TEE)
- 1996
- First EP Studies (Electrophysiology Procedure)
First Ablation Procedure
12 Lead EKG’s in the field
- 1997
- First Defibrillator Implant
First Congestive Heart Failure(CHF) Clinic
- 2001
- First Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH) Procedure
First Off-Pump Bypass Open Heart Surgery
- 2002
- 10,000th Open Heart Surgery Case Performed
- 2003
- 1,000th Endoscopic Vein Harvesting Procedure Performed
Congestive Heart Failure Unit Opens
Drug Eluting Stents
- 2004
- FirstHEART Formed
25th anniversary for the Cath Lab at Huntsville Hospital
64-slice PET scanner acquired by Huntsville Hospital
Chest Pain Center Opens
- 2005 and beyond
- 13,000th Open Heart Surgery performed at Huntsville Hospital
FirstHEART for Women
FirstHEART Cardiac Critical Care Transport Vehicle Introduced
CT Angiography
50 Ongoing Research Projects
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