TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK

The Heart Institute of Doylestown Hospital is among the best in the U.S. for rapidly and effectively stopping a heart attack in progress with emergency angioplasty. According to national standards, heart attack victims with a blocked artery should have angioplasty within 90 minutes of arriving at the Emergency Department (ED). Doylestown Hospital beats this recommendation with one of the fastest heart attack emergency response times in the nation.

Average time from ED door to inflation of angioplasty balloon (which opens the blocked artery):
» Doylestown Hospital…74 minutes
» Nationally…>100 minutes (90 minutes recommended)

CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES including angioplasties and stents

Our four state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization (cath) labs, including a dedicated lab for electrophysiology (EP) procedures, have the enhanced capabilities and state-of-the-art equipment that rival – and sometimes exceed – those found only in major metropolitan teaching hospitals. The rooms are equipped with the most advanced technologies, including new digital imaging systems with flat screen technology that enable the medical team to see the workings of the heart and blood vessels with unprecedented clarity.

TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE

“Heart failure” refers to the heart’s inability to efficiently pump blood and supply oxygen and nutrition to the vital organs of the body. Doylestown Hospital’s ongoing participation in national research trials as well as the availability of targeted medications, special devices, and the expertise of our cardiologists continues to contribute to the tremendous progress that has been made in the treatment of heart failure in recent years.

VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

The Heart Institute of Doylestown Hospital has two surgical suites dedicated solely to cardiothoracic surgery – including heart valve replacement and repair – plus highly experienced cardiothoracic teams with expertise in both traditional and minimally invasive heart valve surgery. Minimally invasive surgery is much easier on the patient, since it results in less surgical trauma, risk of infection, and scarring, as well as a shorter recovery time. However, it demands greater skill from the surgeon and is not available at every medical facility. The Heart Institute of Doylestown Hospital is pleased to offer this advanced surgical option.