Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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JOHNS CREEK — Emory Johns Creek hospital is now performing emergency angioplasty, officials said.
Hospital CEO John Quinlivan said the hospital is proud to offer the state-of-the-art care for both those suffering from heart attack and the prevention of heart attack. Dr. Gregory Robertson, hospital Cardiac Cath Lab medical director, said angioplasty is a procedure that opens clogged arteries and restores blood flow using tiny, balloon-type devices. Heart attacks occur when a major artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked, officials said, usually from plaque build-up. Robertson has performed more than 8,000 interventional procedures in 24 years as a physician, officials said, and is considered a pioneer of emergency angioplasty. Officials said anyone experiencing symptoms of heart attack should call 911 immediately. Symptoms include: • Chest discomfort, usually in the center of the chest, lasting more than a few minutes or going away and returning. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. • Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. • Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort. • Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.More like this story
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