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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