Dignity Health | hello Healthy | Summer 2018

000 2005 2010 2015 Complex Aortic Surgeries Endoscopic Vein Harvest; Drug-Eluting Stents Designated Cardiac Center of Excellence Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Valve Surgeries STEMI Receiving Center; Designated Stroke Center Impella TAVR; Hybrid Suite Opens 13,000 Open-Heart Surgeries Performed 3 Minimally invasive procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). With TAVR, doctors can replace a damaged heart valve without opening the chest. Instead, they access the heart through catheters (thin, flexible tubes) inserted in the groin. TAVR has given new hope to those who can’t safely have traditional valve surgery because of advanced age or poor health. “Our oldest patient who had this surgery was 97,” Marks says. 5 to know Here’s a look at five of the many reasons to choose St. Joseph’s Heart & Vascular Institute: 1 Quick, lifesaving heart attack and stroke care. Speed is essential in treating heart attacks and strokes. St. Joseph’s has all the elements needed to provide fast care, including the ability to restore the heart’s blood supply within 90 minutes—which is often crucial for surviving a heart attack—and the ability to dissolve a blood clot in the brain, which is the most common cause of strokes. It’s why emergency services staff know to bring heart attack and stroke patients to special designated centers, like St. Joseph’s. “We have everything here to take care of you if you have a heart attack or a stroke,” Marks says. 2 Premier heart and vascular surgery program. St. Joseph’s performed the area’s first open-heart surgery in 1974 and has done 13,000 of the surgeries since then. Cardiac surgeons at St. Joseph’s average about 325 open-heart surgeries a year, including coronary artery bypass grafting and valve repair and replacement. They can even operate on a beating heart, which helps reduce the risk of complications that can occur during traditional open-heart surgery when the heart is temporarily stopped during the procedure. St. Joseph’s also offers bloodless surgery for those patients whose beliefs are opposed to receiving blood. 4 State-of-the-art facilities. St. Joseph’s opened the area’s first cardiac hybrid suite, in which many advanced heart procedures, like TAVR, are performed. “At St. Joseph’s, we’re experts at treating hearts,” Marks says. “But we’re also experts at caring for patients. You get it all here—the best cardiac treatments along with a healthy dose of compassion and kindness.” 5 Groundbreaking research. Since 1995, St. Joseph’s—just like university hospitals—has participated in national research studies for new and better treatments of heart and vascular problems. Recently, St. Joseph’s participated in the groundbreaking CREST research trial, which compared the effectiveness of carotid stenting to open surgery. Impressively, St. Joseph’s was the only hospital in all of Northern California selected to participate in the CREST cardiac research study due to their experience and outcomes in carotid stenting. Here for your heart If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a heart condition, our Heart Patient Navigator can help answer your heart-related questions. Call 844.466.8163 . St. Joseph’s Heart & Vascular Institute offers many additional advanced treatments, including minimally invasive aortic aneurysm repair, carotid artery stenting for stroke prevention, and the Micra TPS (leadless pacemaker). Learn more at StJosephsCares.org/Heart . +