Matters of the Heart.The day that David Randal s 4-year old son asked why he didn't have a grandfather was the day that David made a life-saving decision. His father had died of a heart attack at age 64, and his older brother had already had a minor attack. David was David Was (born David Weiss, 26 October 1952, Detroit) is, with his stage-brother Don Was, the founder of the influential 1980s pop group, Was (Not Was). Reviewed by The New York Times only 39, which is nothing to worry about unless heart disease runs in the family. So David made an appointment to have his heart scanned at St. Vincent Medical Center St. Vincent Medical Center may refer to:
Heart Scans Preventing heart disease can begin with a heart scan that detects and scores the amount of calcium present in your hearts arteries. Calcium indicates blockage which can lead to a heart attack. This revolutionary test can detect the onset of heart disease years perhaps even decades before any physical symptoms occur. Highly accurate, noninvasive and painless, a heart scan takes just minutes and could save your life. Fifteen minutes that could save your life The ultra-fast, multi-detector Computed Tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. (CT) scanner at St. Vincent Medical Center offers the most advanced CT technology available. With radiation exposure equivalent to one abdominal x-ray An abdominal x-ray is an x-ray the abdomen. It is sometimes abbreviated to AXR, or KUB (for kidneys, ureters, and bladder). Diagnostic Tool The abdominal x-ray is a test that can be carried out quickly and easily in an emergency department. , this scanner is approximately eight times faster than conventional scanners. The calcium deposits present in your arteries are scored quickly, clearly and accurately. Low scores get high marks for heart health According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr. Juan Lois, radiologist, scoring ranges from 0+, indicating no detectable calcium, to 4+, indicating extensive calcium deposits. As your score increases, the need for additional testing increases. Heart scans allow us to see inside your heart without performing an invasive procedure Invasive procedure may refer to:
If you are a man between the ages of 40 and 70, or a woman between the ages of 50 and 70, a CT heart scan is generally recommended. If you have a family history, elevated cholesterol, high Cholesterol, High Definition Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. blood pressure, diabetes, smoke cigarettes or do not exercise, your risk of heart disease increases. Take matters into your own hands and have your heart scored. It could save your life. David Randal s heart scan was scored at 2+. He has changed his diet, is exercising more, and knows that his continued heart-health is in good hands at St. Vincent Medical Center. Brachytherapy Every day, pioneering heart procedures performed at St. Vincent Medical Center save lives. Its one of the reasons we are rated in the top 10% for cardiac care in hospitals nationwide.* Its also one of the reasons that Kenny Sandukov came back to us. Sandukov, a Los Angeles barber in his 60s, had quadruple bypass surgery Bypass surgery A surgical procedure that grafts blood vessels onto arteries to reroute the blood flow around blockages in the arteries (arteriosclerosis). seven years ago. When it was discovered that he was experiencing in-stent restenosis in-stent restenosis Interventional cardiology Scar-induced reclosure of a previously stenosed coronary artery, a complication seen in ±20% of Pts undergoing stent placement for CAD. See Coronary artery disease, Stent. Cf Late stent thrombosis. , or a re-narrowing of the arteries, his doctors explained his options. He could have open-heart surgery again, Or a minimally invasive procedure Minimally invasive surgical procedures avoid open invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery with less trauma. These procedures involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an called Intravascular intravascular /in·tra·vas·cu·lar/ (in?trah-vas´ku-lar) within a vessel. in·tra·vas·cu·lar adj. Within one or more blood vessels. Coronary Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy is an effective procedure for treating in-stent restenosis. When patients follow up with aspirin therapy as well as platelet inhibitors, the risk of recurrence is minimized, said Dr. Jeffrey Hendel, Cardiologist, St. Vincent Medical Center. Following an artery re-opening procedure like Angiojet, Brachytherapy involves the placement of a catheter at the site of the previously narrowed artery followed by the insertion of tiny radioactive seeds for 3-5 minutes. This prevents the artery from renarrowing and restenosis can be reduced by as much as 65 percent. Because Brachytherapy is minimally invasive, hospital stays are shortened, and patients can return to. a normal, active life within weeks instead of months. Dr. David Cohen, cardiologist, deemed Sandukov a perfect candidate for Brachytherapy, and performed the procedure in mid-August of 2001. Sandukov returned to work at the beginning of September. Heart Facts: * 1 in 4 people will die of heart disease * 80% of all strokes are caused by blocked arteries * Heart disease affects 1 out of 2 women * 12.4 million people in the U.S. have heart disease |
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