Sanford Cardiac Catheterization Labs provide emergency and scheduled procedures to treat patients having heart attacks, in need of angioplasties, radiological procedures and other heart procedures. Typically, patients are given a sedative, then a small catheter is threaded into an artery in the leg which travels to the heart and clears blockages that may cause or induce a heart attack. Sanford has been awarded for our track record of removing heart blockages within 55 minutes from the time a heart attack patient enters our hospitals. Our cath labs are staffed 24/7 by leading interventional cardiologists and a team of cardiac specialists.