The Montreal Heart Institute has continually made a mark on the international scene with world firsts :
Intramyocardial implantation of the internal mammary artery, which preceded the development of aortocoronary bypasses, in 1955.
Selective femoral coronography, in 1964.
Paper published describing blockages that occur in grafts after an aortocoronary bypass, which helped to modify heart surgery techniques throughout the world, from 1972-1974.
Radial approach for selective coronary angiography, in 1979.
Percutaneous laser coronary dilatation, in 1987.
Cryoablation (extreme cold to ablate tissue) to treat arrhythmia, 1999.
In collaboration with the CHU Sainte-Justine, a heart catheterization procedure using the new CROSSER™ technology on a child with a completely blocked heart artery, in 2006.
