Here are some Cardiac Patient Stories from the Saint Barnabas Health
Care System.
In the midst of building his house on LBI, James of
Wall Township, NJ, was rushed to the hospital where
doctors told him his severely enlarged heart was
racing at 250 beats a minute. James had heart problems
throughout his life but the cardiologists he had
seen over the years couldn’t seem to diagnose
the problem.
A friend suggested he see the experts the Saint
Barnabas Heart Centers. Experienced cardiologists
at the Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark Beth
Israel Medical Center performed TEE, the most sophisticated
echocardiogram that offers a clear image of the
heart valves and chambers.
James had a hole in his heart. Adult and pediatric
interventional cardiologists collaborated
to repair his congenital heart defect without surgery. Tiny
catheters were used to place a titanium patch that
James’ heart muscle would grow and adhere
to.
A year and a half year after the procedure, James
and his wife are enjoying their shore house. “The
doctors say full recovery will take some more time,
but my heart continues to get smaller and stronger,” he
says. According to his doctors it took nearly 50
years for his heart to become so enlarged and that
it will take time for the heart to attain a normal
size.
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