At 69, Bonnie Shain is fit and active. A former physical education teacher, she plays pickleball several times a week and chases after her five grandchildren. So when her chest felt heavy and her limbs suddenly felt weak following an intense pickleball game, she took it seriously. “I sat [...]
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 [...]
Accurately assessing the severity of a blockage in a coronary artery can be a challenge. Interventional cardiologists at CentraState now have access to cutting-edge technology that combines 3D cardiac imaging with artificial intelligence. Called CathWorks FFRangio®, the system improves artery visualization and facilitates a more customized treatment plan with [...]
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 [...]
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? 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 [...]
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 [...]
When Melody Blasenheim woke early in the morning and felt nauseous, she assumed she had food poisoning. She sat on the bathroom floor, waiting to vomit. But when she felt a sharp pain in her chest, she knew she had to seek emergency care. At the Emergency Department (ED) [...]
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 [...]
You might dismiss the warning signs: The strange chest pressure when you race to meet a deadline. The unusual difficulty breathing during your morning run. Bouts of nausea and fatigue. You blame it on stress, a hectic schedule, or even the latest flu virus. It couldn’t possibly be your [...]
