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Taking Quality to Heart: A New Suite for Cardiovascular Care

By |2024-05-10T08:16:42-04:00April 21st, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

CentraState recently opened its new Cardiovascular Interventional Suite, which centralizes cardiac catheterization, endovascular, and interventional radiology services in a 9,300-square-foot addition on the north side of the medical center. This innovative three-room suite features the latest technologies and the capacity to serve a greater number of patients. The suite houses [...]

Remarkable Recovery Through Cardiac Rehab

By |2024-05-10T08:16:44-04:00January 19th, 2022|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

Ken Savoia, 59, was no stranger to heart issues. The avid runner had seen his cardiologist, Ted Gutowski, MD, regularly for the last 15 years to ensure that minor cardiac troubles didn’t develop into more concerning conditions. Then three years ago, Dr. Gutowski diagnosed Ken with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy [...]

A Woman’s Heart Attack: Subtle Symptoms You Need to Know!

By |2024-05-10T08:16:46-04:00April 11th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, Women’s Health|Tags: , |

An estimated 44 million women in the U.S. are affected by cardiovascular diseases. Enhance your well-being and heart health by learning these subtle symptoms that can signal something isn’t right. Increased pressure in the chest or heartburn (While both men and women can feel like there’s an elephant on [...]

Dining (Out) to Your Heart’s Content: Heart-Healthy Takeout and Delivery Tips

By |2024-05-10T08:16:47-04:00February 9th, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

By Caryn Alter, MS, RD, FAND, Registered Dietitian Cardiac Rehabilitation at CentraState Medical Center Eating healthy while dining out has always been a challenge. At least in pre-COVID times, you could ask your server questions about how the food was prepared. Now with so many of us giving up [...]

Food Label Facts at Your Fingertips

By |2024-05-10T08:16:48-04:00February 1st, 2021|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

By Caryn Alter, MS, RD, FAND, Registered Dietitian Cardiac Rehabilitation at CentraState Medical Center Whether you’re purchasing your groceries online or perusing foods from your pantry, it’s essential to understand how the Nutrition Facts label impacts your health. The label format has recently been revised and improved by the [...]

Heartful Living

By |2024-05-10T08:16:50-04:00January 14th, 2020|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

Lifestyle changes go a long way to reducing your risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Here’s how the women of CentraState’s Cardiac Services stay mindful about their heart health: Before eating, I ask: Is this food going to be my medicine, or is this going to cause [...]

Old Bridge Woman Puts Her Heart in Good Hands

By |2024-05-10T08:42:19-04:00October 11th, 2019|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , , |

When Mildred Grace, 72, had an EKG as a safeguard before a scheduled surgery, it signaled that she may have a cardiac issue. At the advice of a friend, she contacted the Gloria Saker Women’s Heart Program at CentraState—where she learned that despite not having any symptoms, she had [...]

Million Hearts Program Puts Cardiac Health into Focus

By |2024-05-10T08:16:53-04:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , |

Last year, Family Practice of CentraState and several other CentraState physician practices were selected to participate in the Million Hearts® Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ five-year initiative to reduce heart attack and stroke risk. Since then, participating patients have reduced their [...]

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