
Alternative to vein
stripping for varicose vein sufferers:
Procedure to treat leaky leg valves now available in Phoenix East Valley
Advanced Cardiac
Specialists’ (ACS) original research work selected as featured research by
American Heart Association: ACS
receives this rare honor for the second time
New FDA approved sensor
transmits critical information on stent position from inside the body: Surgeon is first in Western U.S. to use
sensor technology with aorto-uno-iliac repair of life-threatening abdominal
aortic aneurysm
Research narrows gap
between diabetic and non-diabetic patient outcomes: New study presented at The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography
& Interventions shows improved survival with use of drug-eluting stents in
diabetic patients
Doctors implant new
heart device that may prevent strokes:
Advanced Cardiac Specialists is the only research site of record for
this device in Arizona and one of five sites in the entire southwestern United
States
FDA approved device to
close hole in the heart: Reduced
likelihood of stroke with closure versus anti-blood clotting therapy
New FDA approved device
provides treatment option for life-threatening rupture of thoracic aortic
aneurysm: First procedure in Phoenix
East Valley
Two sites in Arizona
receive accreditation of echocardiography labs: Six consecutive years of voluntarily meeting benchmark standards
of patient care
A picture is worth a
thousand heartbeats: Skipped beats ID’d
on 3-D map of heart
Study links heart disease
with depression: Treatment of heart
failure may alleviate the need for anti-depressant medication
An under utilized
resource in the battle against heart disease:
Cardiac Rehabilitation
First cardiac
resynchronization therapy defibrillator implant in the United States: New technology improves quality of life and
prevents sudden cardiac death for 4.8 million Americans with congestive heart
failure
Newly FDA approved
pacemaker technology puts the patient in control – responds to emotional stress
versus motion & breathing: Second
procedure in the country performed in Phoenix
4,400 Additional heart
disease patients could survive each year if all hospitals performed at these
levels: 100 top heart hospitals identified by U.S.
ranking
New hope for angina
patients suffering from a heart that literally can’t breathe: Counterpulsation treatment creates natural
bypass to oxygen starved heart
Apache Junction Fire
Department visits local cardiac catheterization laboratory: Heart testing now available in the
neighborhood
Robotic technology
provides alternative to open chest surgery for bypass patients: New less invasive procedure provides access
through a small incision – now available for Southwestern U.S. patients
Newly FDA approved
pacemaker/defibrillator technology treats all – not half of the heart: Peace of mind now available for Arizonans
Newly FDA approved home
monitoring pacemaker technology now available for Arizonans: New technology provides physician supervised
monitoring of heartbeat for patient piece of mind
New technology combines
defibrillator and pacemaker using three leads:
Enhanced treatment to help Congestive Heart Failure patients and to
prevent sudden death
Cardiac catheterization
laboratory beats national & 5 star average: In hospital mortality rate for cardiac interventional procedures
significantly lower
Out-patient
angioplasty: Research indicates more
extensive hospital stay may not be necessary
Coronary heart disease
and heart attacks – more lethal for women or traditionally more ignored: New research study suggests aggressive
treatment strategies benefit women more than men
Acupuncture: A technique for smoking cessation
Beyond the
heart: New application of Interventional Cardiology
technology as alternative to surgery for kidney dialysis patients
Transradial
catheterization: New procedure for
patients undergoing cardiac catheterization