Archbold Medical Center| Archives Magazine | Spring 2018

ARCHBOLD.ORG • SPRING 2018 9 Lifesaving and diagnostic cardiology procedures at Archbold Archbold’s Loudermilk Heart and Vascular Center has four procedure labs dedicated to lifesaving cardiology procedures. Two of these labs are catheterization labs, where doctors perform these specialized procedures: Heart catheterizations—98 percent radial angioplasty and stent placement Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) Fractional flow reserve (FFR) Impella cardiac assist device placement Intra-aortic balloon pump placement Loop recorder insertable cardiac monitor placement Pacemaker implantation and changes Automatic internal cardioverter defibrillator placement and changes Transesophageal echocardiograms Cardioversions Central line placement Peripheral diagnostic and interventional procedures take some time for him to be able to get back to work,” said Kim. Comprehensive care right here at home Three months after his heart attack, Scott had a permanent defibrillator/pacemaker device implanted at Archbold. “Before this experience, I knew Archbold had a cath lab and did various procedures, but I had never really thought about the magnitude of service they offered,” said Scott. “Since this expe- rience, I’ve realized how important the heart and vascular center is to our community and how the procedures they offer save lives.” “It’s so important that there is a facility here in Thomasville that offers lifesaving cardiology procedures,” said Kim. “If Archbold’s Loudermilk Heart and Vascular Center wasn’t here, we would be telling a very different story.” “I would not be here today if it wasn’t for Dr. Daniels and the nurse practitioner, Kelly Ledger, along with our church family,” said Scott. “They saved my life.” “I would not be here today if it wasn’t for Dr. Daniels and the nurse practitioner, Kelly Ledger, along with our church family.” —Scott Foister Scott Foister and his wife, Kim Left: Archbold interventional cardiologists Pranav Diwan, MD (left), and Christoper Daniels, MD (right), in the cath lab at Archbold’s Loudermilk Heart and Vascular Center