Huntington
Hospital offers a full spectrum of advanced cardiac diagnostic
testing and intervention in our dedicated Cardiac Services
Unit. This comprehensive program, which occupies an attractive
new third floor wing, is the result of a highly successful
collaboration among our skilled cardiologists, Huntington
Hospital and the North Shore –Long Island Jewish
Health System.
The cardiac catheterization laboratory
provides the technology needed to accurately diagnose
coronary and valvular heart disease and to measure critical
aspects of heart function. For the patient who requires
heart surgery or related interventions, our physicians
and nurses are committed to ensuring seamless continuity
between the community setting and North Shore –
LIJ tertiary cardiac resources.
Emergency cardiac intervention. Huntington
Hospital is one of fifteen New York State hospitals
participating in a program aimed at ensuring prompt,
accurate treatment for heart attack victims, utilizing
the most advanced techniques for opening blocked coronary
arteries. An expert team of interventional cardiologists,
nurses and technicians perform primary angioplasty
and coronary stent insertion twenty
four hours a day under a protocol that speeds diagnosis
and minimizes door-to-catheter time. The result is better
outcomes and faster recovery.
All of our cardiac catheterization procedures are performed
by board-certified interventional cardiologists practicing
in our community. Many of these physicians also perform
these procedures at the Manhasset and Long Island Jewish
campuses of the North Shore –LIJ Health System.
Consistent with our philosophy of ongoing growth and
improvement, plans are currently underway to initiate
a wider range of procedures including elective angioplasty,
peripheral artery procedures and interventions.
The
Arrhythmia Service provides diagnosis
and treatment for patients with a wide variety of heart
disorders that result in abnormal cardiac function.
Program director Dr. Paul Maccaro, carries Huntington
Hospital’s vision of compassion and clinical excellence
to the bedside, with the assistance of our highly specialized
staff of nurses and technicians. Procedures include
pacemaker and ICD (intra-cardiac defibrillator) insertion,
cardiac resynchronization, and aberrant pathway ablation.
Recognizing the hospital’s role in promoting community
wellness, the Arrhythmia Service also has established
a program of public access defibrillation for many organizations
and sites across the Huntington community.
Other cardiac procedures performed in the Cardiac Services
Unit include:
- cardioversion
- tilt table studies
- stress echocardiography
- transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
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