
Cardiology
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Coronary Functional Investigations
Phone: +33(0)146412810
Interventional Cardiology
Conditions Frequently Treated
- Coronary artery and heart muscle diseases
- Cardiac valves diseases
- Structural pathologies (patent foramen ovale, interauricular communication)
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Pericardium diseases (acute and chronic pericarditis)
- Peripheral and central vascular disorders
- High blood pressure
Comprehensive Care for Heart Disease
Our unit delivers cross-disciplinary care for the various types of heart disease, including screening, diagnostics, intensive coronary care, medical and interventional treatment.
We offer:
- General or specialized cardiology consultations by appointment, with specialists in each sub-specialty: hypertension, cardiac rhythm disorders, heart failure, coronary disease, sports cardiology, and so on.
- Diagnostic and testing technology for imaging, coronary investigations, and coronary, structural and vascular interventional cardiology.
- A coronary care unit where patients are placed under constant monitoring to ensure maximum safety.
Our coronary care unit specialists are available 24/7, with a cardiologist on duty at all times and interventional cardiology specialists on call.
Coronary surgical procedures are performed in leading hospitals accredited by the French Agence Régionale de Santé, under the terms of a partnership between the American Hospital of Paris and these hospitals.

What Sets Us Apart
- All types of coronary emergency handled 24/7Coronary care unit where a cardiologist is present day and night, and interventional and vascular cardiology treatments are available at all times.
- State-of-the-art diagnostics and testingCoronary functional investigations, myocardial scintigraphy, cardiac MRI and CT scans
- Complete cardiological consultationsPrevention, screening, rapid diagnosis and treatment
Treatments & Exams
- Coronary care unit
- Resting electrocardiogram
- Stress test (treadmill, stationary bike and VO2 max)
- Transthoracic and transesophageal coronary Doppler ultrasound
- Doppler ultrasound of the arteries and veins
- 24-hour or seven-day Holter monitor to record heart rhythm (ECG)
- 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Temporary or permanent pacemaker implantation
- Coronary revascularization
- Treatment of pulmonary embolisms

10 conseils pour votre coeur
Cardiology at the American Hospital of Paris is organized within Medicine Division 2, under the leadership of Dr. Riadh Caïd Essebsi. The activity is structured into specialized units, each led by a medical unit head: Dr. Pierre Raisky oversees clinical cardiology, Dr. François Tarragano heads interventional cardiology, Dr. Walid Smida is in charge of the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), and Dr. Sana Amraoui leads the electrophysiology and rhythmology unit. This structure ensures comprehensive and coordinated cardiovascular care—from consultation to intervention, including acute care management.
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