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Continued From Page 38 plished by threading a small tube ( catheter ) into the heart and using it as a tunnel through which the heart can be fixed . The technique is optimal for patients at risk for open heart surgery or who would prefer not to have open heart surgery . While many defects occur at birth , a majority of structural heart and valve problems are age-related . Jersey Shore specializes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ( TAVR ) where a miniaturized heart valve can be placed into the heart from a small incision in the groin . The hospital is also a Northeastern U . S . volume leader in the Mitraclip procedure , a novel minimally invasive technique for repairing a leaking mitral valve . These are merely two of the life-changing procedures offered regularly at Jersey Shore . We are proud to have saved countless lives , decreased hospitalizations and dramatically improved the quality of life of our patients .
RWJBarnabas Health , Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center By Bruce Haik , M . D ., Chief of Cardiology , Director , Cardiac Catheterization Lab
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At Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center , our Cardiovascular Service Line includes cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons working together as one heart team in order to seamlessly evaluate patients with all forms of heart disease . This multidisciplinary approach offers patients individualized care utilizing the latest diagnostic and therapeutic tools in order to achieve excellent short- and long-term outcomes that exceed national quality benchmarks . Whether caring for patients with simple or complex heart disease , our team ’ s collaboration and expertise ensure a patient-centered approach focusing on safety and an improved quality of life . Incorporating the latest non-invasive tests such as coronary calcium scoring and CT angiography , as well as invasive diagnostic angiography , imaging and physiology we are better able to utilize minimally invasive interventional procedures such as catheter-based valve therapy and percutaneous coronary interventions ( PCI ) utilizing the latest drug coated stents and adjunctive devices to optimize outcomes . With this individualized approach to treating heart disease , patients are more likely to return home and begin their normal activity with reduced hospital stays . Our expert team of surgeons and cardiologists offer both state-of-the-art , non-surgical and surgical options for patients with advanced , as well as simple forms of cardiovascular disease .
Saint Peter ’ s University Hospital By Dinesh K . Singal , M . D ., FACC , FACP , FSCAI , Medical Director , Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Preventive medicine , such as stress tests , can help identify heart problems early .
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Saint Peter ’ s University Hospital offers a breadth of cardiology services , including diagnostic cardiac catheterization and emergency angioplasty . We have expanded the scope of diagnostic and treatment capabilities for patients with cardiac disease to include elective angioplasty / elective percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ). Angioplasty is a decades-proven procedure that increases life-sustaining blood flow to the heart when coronary artery disease has blocked the vessels that feed it . Guided by sophisticated imaging , our board-certified interventional cardiologists thread a thin , flexible tube through the bloodstream to deliver powerful intervention , directly at the site where blockage occurs . We also perform peripheral vascular angiograms and pacemaker implantation in Saint Peter ’ s two cardiac catheterization labs . Saint Peter ’ s offers treatment of congestive heart failure , cardiomyopathy , coronary artery disease and cardiac arrhythmias , among others . Critical services include echocardiography , both transthoracic and transesophageal , for evaluation of cardiac function , as well as pharmacologic nuclear stress testing and exercise stress testing to evaluate blood flow to the patient ’ s heart .
Saint Peter ’ s is a certified Primary Stroke Center .
St . Joseph ’ s Health By Mark Connolly , M . D ., Chairman of Surgery
Advances in cardiac care have transformed the way we treat patients with complex heart conditions . At St . Joseph ’ s Health , we use the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ( TAVR ) for patients with heart valve problems . This minimally invasive treatment is performed using smaller incisions than those in traditional heart valve surgery , by inserting a new valve into the heart through an artery and placing it inside the diseased valve . St . Joseph ’ s University Medical Center was among the first hospitals in New Jersey to perform this procedure , and today is one of the leading TAVR Centers in the state . More recently , TAVR has become a minimally invasive alternative for people who can endure an operation , but face moderate risk . Now , we are investigating its possible use in an even wider range of people with low surgical risk .
The Valley Hospital By Gerald Sotsky , M . D ., Director , Cardiovascular Service Line ; Chair , Cardiac Services , Valley Medical Group
The Valley Hospital ’ s Heart and Vascular Institute is proud to offer patients with the latest treatment innovations . Our advanced cardiovascular imaging team has adopted Cleery , Inc .’ s coronary analysis , a non-invasive , artificial intelligence enhanced imaging technology that leverages coronary artery phenotyping — a technique to define the characteristics of plaque buildup — to help prevent heart attacks . Building upon traditional CT angiography testing , Cleery ’ s imaging technology helps physicians identify unstable plaque buildup with a high potential to rupture and lead to a heart attack . Using Cleerly ’ s imaging capabilities , high-risk , asymptomatic patients can now be evaluated and provided preventative measures before a heart attack occurs . Additionally , Valley ’ s cardiovascular team has adopted Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy ( IVL ), a novel lithotripsy technology that treats patients with significant calcium deposits that reduce blood flow in their arteries . Through a minimally invasive procedure , Shockwave IVL uses sonic pressure waves to safely break up problematic calcium deposits . Without unnecessary complications , blood flow is restored with a stent implant . Shockwave IVL is successfully used by Valley ’ s interventional heart and vascular surgery teams to treat coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease .