Randy Olson, John Kazusky, Dr. Deepak Thekkoott, and David Konur
Cardiovascular Institute of the South celebrated 10 years of providing interventional cardiovascular care in partnership with Lane Regional Medical Center.
David Konur, CEO at CIS, presented their physicians and staff an award recognizing the more than 15,000 patient lives that have been touched in the past decade and thanked them for helping to fulfill their mission of providing the highest quality cardiovascular care available in the region.
Konur also presented a special award to Lane CEO Randy Olson for his vision and leadership in bringing cardiovascular care to Zachary in 2006.
Together, Cardiovascular Institute of the South and Lane Regional Medical Center jointly provide the most advanced cardiovascular technologies in the region—including:
- Transradial heart catheterizations performed through the wrist instead of femoral access through the groin
- Impella, the world’s smallest heart pump which relieves the heart’s pumping function and provides the time needed to initiate life-saving interventions
- The ultrasound-assisted CROSSER catheter to enable angioplasty in extreme cases of peripheral vascular disease
- Mo.Ma catheter that protects the brain during carotid stent placements, decreasing the risk of stroke
- S-ICD, the world’s first subcutaneous implantable defibrillator that sits just below the skin instead of placed into the heart itself
- The VenaSeal system, an almost painless way to treat varicose veins
- Crosser Catheter for minimally invasive treatment of chronic total occlusions in the arteries of the legs
- Opsens OptoWire, a pressure wire with optical technology to diagnosis the severity of lesions
- Orbital devices, such as the Diamondback 360, to remove arterial blockages
- The Supera stent to treat long lesions with low radiation exposure
- The Volcano pressure wire to measure blood pressure within the arteries, and
- The Turbohawk calcium removal system
To make an appointment at Cardiovascular Institute of the South, please call 225-654-1559.
