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BELLEVILLE, NJ --The Heart Center at Clara Maass Medical Center, an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, now offers Angioplasty Services on an emergency basis as part of the hospital's comprehensive range of cardiac treatment services. The recent expansion of the Medical Center's Cardiac Program provides this life-saving service to the residents of the communities the hospital serves.
"We are pleased to announce that the State Department of Health recently approved Clara Maass Medical Center's request to offer our communities advanced cardiac services," said Thomas A. Biga, Executive Director. "Our skilled and qualified health care team of cardiologists and clinicians stand ready to treat coronary artery disease with angioplasty services 24 hours a day, seven days a week."
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans, according to the American Heart Association. The most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease.
Coronary heart disease occurs when the arteries that carry blood to the heart become partially clogged and blocked by deposits of built-up cholesterol and fat. A heart attack occurs when a blockage prevents the heart from receiving the oxygen it needs to function.
Angioplasty is a minimally invasive and interventional procedure performed in Clara Maass Medical Center's state-of-the-art Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. This life-saving procedure involves widening the compromised artery to restore blood flow to the heart. A stent is inserted in a majority of cases to assure the vessel remains open.
"The instantaneous opening of the blocked coronary artery has the effect of halting the infarction and restoring blood flow," said Bruce J. Haick, M.D., Director, Interventional Cardiology. "Angioplasty treatment to open clogged arteries in the first hours of a heart attack saves lives and results in better outcomes."
For additional information about Cardiology Services at Clara Maass Medical Center please call (973) 450-2086 or (1) 888-SHBS-123.
Clara Maass Medical Center provides a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey with campuses both in Belleville and Kearny. In addition, Clara Maass offers sub-acute, long term care and assisted living through Continuing Care Center at Belleville, West Hudson and Kearny. Also offered are home care services through Jersey Care Home Health Services.
Other centers of medical excellence include the Women's Health Center, Nuclear Medicine, the Cancer Center at Clara Maass, Cardiac Rehabilitation, the Pain Management Center, the Orthopedic Spine and Joint Institute, Same Day Surgery, the Wound Center, Center for Sleep Disorders, Rehabilitation Services and Maternal/Child Health Programs. For more information about Clara Maass Medical Center, please call (1) 888-SBHS-123 or visit www.saintbarnabas.com.
CONTACT:
Dennis Wilson, Jr.
Office- (973) 322-4925
dwilson@sbhcs.com
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