The Cardiovascular Center provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based care encompassing the full spectrum of adult cardiovascular disease. In adult cardiac surgery, physicians bring specialized expertise and clinical and research interest in vascular services, heart valve disease, atrial fibrillation, arterial conduits for coronary bypass and pulmonary embolism.
The program has been designated as a Center of Excellence in mitral valve repair, with repair rates well over 90 percent. The
Heart Valve Clinic
provides longitudinal care for patients with heart valve disease. The Center recently acquired the first dedicated intraoperative 3D echocardiography machine, which greatly enhances the precision of valve surgery procedures.
St. Joseph’s Adult Cardiac Surgery received the highest rating possible from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). The STS developed a comprehensive rating system to compare qualilty of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country. For the time period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, St. Joseph’s received the highest rating of “three-stars” for its adult cardiac surgery performance is award. About 12% of hospitals in the country receive this high rating.
The Vascular Clinic provides diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for multiple vascular and peripheral vascular diseases, including: atherosclerosis, aneurysms, dissections and occlusions. Minimally invasive treatments, such as endovascular stents and thrombolysis are available for both arterial and venous diseases as well as reconstruction surgery.
Make the Call - Heart Attacks in Women
St. Joseph's is proud to promote a new campaign from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health. This campaign was developed to help women understand the most common symptoms of a heart attack, and to encourage them to call 9-1-1 should they experience any one of them.
Although women often think of heart attack as something that affects mainly men, heart disease is the number one killer of women. Every 90 seconds, a woman in the United States has a heart attack. Sadly, research shows that only half of women indicated they would call 9-1-1 had they known they were having a heart attack. Even worse, fewer were aware of the most common symptoms.
Visit our Make the Call page to learn more.
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