World-class heart care close to home

Fairview Ridges Hospital now offers expanded heart care capabilities with the opening of its new catherization laboratory. A catherization laboratory or “cath lab” is a procedure/ examination room in a hospital that uses state-of-the-art imaging technology, allowing your physician to see inside your arteries.

Fairview Ridges Hospital's cath lab is the only heart lab serving people living in south metro communities, and allows for better and faster diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions, including treating blockages in your arteries from plaque build up that may lead to a heart attack. 

Watch a video of the cath lab

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Appointments and clinic hours
Appointments for diagnostic care at the catheterization laboratory are made through Minnesota Heart Clinic or by your primary care provider.

Clinic hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Appointments: (952) 924-9005

Minnesota Heart Clinic
305 East Nicollet Blvd., Suite 372
Burnsville, MN 55337


Comprehensive cardiology services
Our diagnostic heart catherization lab is but one part of the comprehensive cardiology services we provide on-site seven days a week. Cardiovascular services for rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment include:

• Cardiology consultations
• Stress testing and echocardiograms
• Coronary, carotid and peripheral angiograms including balloon angioplasty, coronary and drug-eluting stent placement
• Clinics that specialize in heart failure and heart rhythm irregularities
• Chest pain evaluation clinic
• Heart disease prevention and wellness
• Advanced cardiac rehabilitation program

Our diagnostic heart Catheterization Lab is a partnership of Fairview Ridges Hospital and Minnesota Heart Clinic, a part of University of Minnesota Physicians. Minnesota Heart Clinic cardiologists are nationally recognized for their patient treatment outcomes in areas that include heart disease, heart attack and heart failure.

Conditions we treat:

• Arrhythmia
• Congestive heart failure
• Heart attacks
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Rhythm irregularities

Do you know your risk for heart disease?

Cardiologists see patients at Minnesota Heart Clinic on the hospital campus and work with your primary care provider to assure the best possible heart care for immediate and chronic conditions.

Our providers
Stephen C. Battista, MD, FACC
James W. Erdahl, MD, FACC
Steven M. Heifetz, MD, FACC
Gregory A. Helmer, MD, FACC
Brian Ip, MD, FACC
David D. Laxson, MD, FACC, FAHA
Robert A. Ketroser, MD, FACC
Michael G. Thurmes, MD, FACC

Patients who require more complex care, heart surgery or a heart transplant will be referred to Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina or to the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. Your physicians work with other specialists including Minnesota Vascular Clinic, Suburban Radiology and Twin Cities Heart and Lung to deliver the best in heart care and service.

To learn more about our award-winning cardiovascular services, visit http://www.fairview.org/heartcareformn/


If you're at risk for heart disease or have been recently diagnosed with heart disease, don't miss this three-hour workshop. HEARRT or Heart Education And Risk Reduction Tips, is designed to show you how to make changes that mean a lot to your heart's health. Led by exercise physiologists, occupational therapists and registered dietitians, this workshop highlights heart-healthy eating, weight management and easy ways to incorporate exercise in to your day. Stress management, smoking and diabetes are also addressed.