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Heart-Stopping Event Prompts Lifesaving Teamwork

By |2024-10-08T15:04:06-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, Patient Stories|Tags: , |

Teamwork is a familiar and valued concept for 19-year-old Howell resident J.J. Machnik. From being named captain of his high school wrestling team as a junior to inspiring younger students to join the roster, he’s always had a talent for bringing people together. But he never realized the crucial [...]

Treating Blocked Arteries Before a Heart Attack Happens

By |2024-08-28T14:00:25-04:00August 28th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology|Tags: |

CentraState not only has the capability to open blocked arteries during a heart attack, but our interventional cardiologists can also skillfully perform this lifesaving procedure before it becomes an emergency. The medical center received licensing approval from the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) to perform elective angioplasty, also [...]

The Beat Goes on With a Lifesaving Heart Pump

By |2024-06-21T12:41:25-04:00January 19th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z, Patient Stories|Tags: , |

Mohammed Chaudhry, 72, was in relatively good health, maintained an active lifestyle and proactively had regular cardiac stress tests. Then one morning, the Jackson resident experienced sudden chest pain, dizziness and numbness in his arms and hands. His wife, Musarat, took him to his nearby primary care doctor, who did [...]

Can Winter Put Extra Stress on the Heart?

By |2024-06-21T12:48:23-04:00January 19th, 2024|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: , , |

In some cases, yes, according to CentraState cardiologist Mitul Patel, MD. The body’s normal response to cold temperatures is to make sure it can keep the core warm. To do this, the body vasoconstricts (squeezes or clamps down on) the blood vessels farthest from the heart and core to save [...]

Staying Positive After a Heart Attack

By |2024-05-10T08:16:38-04:00July 12th, 2023|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: |

A cardiac condition requires medical management for life, a reality that can be discouraging. Research shows that one in five people develops depression and one in three develops severe anxiety after being hospitalized for a cardiac event. “Patients are often scared to be physically active after cardiac surgery,” explains [...]

Saving Lives through Emergency Angioplasty

By |2024-05-10T08:16:40-04:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: Cardiology, Health A-Z|Tags: |

Research has shown that patients have the best chance of recovery if their arteries are opened within two hours of a heart attack, according to Jatinchandra Patel, DO, medical director of the Cardiovascular Interventional Laboratory at CentraState. Emergency angioplasty, also known as emergency PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention), is a [...]

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 [...]

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