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Each day, the average heart beats 100,000 times, pumping about 7,571 liters of blood. By the end of a long life, a person's heart may have beat (expanded and contracted) more than 3.5 billion times. WorldPath Medicne has partnered with several of the worlds most respected physicians to make sure your heart is healthy and strong.
WorldPath Medicine has identified the most highly qualified physicians, nurses and clinical staff to offer the most advanced cardiac services and technology available. Comprehensive care including preventative, diagnostic and medical and surgical therapies, are available for all cardiac conditions. Through inpatient and outpatient treatments, our physicians can help you manage a variety of cardiac conditions, including:
- Coronary artery disease – hardening and narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart,
- Cardiac arrhythmias – irregular heartbeats,
- Valvular heart disease - dysfunction or abnormality of one or more of the heart’s four valves,
- Peripheral vascular disease - build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries outside the heart,
- Heart conditions associated with diabetes,
- Adult congenital heart disease - disease or disorder of the heart that develops before birth, as opposed to heart disease which can develop as a person ages,
- Advanced heart failure
Technologies at the forefront of medical and surgical treatments for cardiovascular disease in cardiology are expertly used to diagnose and treat conditions. For patients requiring surgery, many procedures can be performed as minimally invasive, meaning that a small “keyhole” incision is made, as opposed to a larger, more “open” incision. Benefits of minimally invasive procedures include shorter hospital stays, a quicker recovery period, and often, less pain for the patient.
Other innovative and distinguishing features offered through our cardiology partners include:
- Boston’s first and only flat-panel, all-digital catheterization suites, where our patients undergo interventional heart care treatments, such as angioplasty and stenting - procedures that open narrowed or blocked arteries in the heart.
- Two leading edge electrophysiology laboratories with 3-D navigation capabilities and a sterile environment for device implantation to treat arrhythmias.
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR) for cardiovascular imaging.
- State-of-the-art operating rooms where our physicians perform advanced procedures including minimally invasive valve repair and replacement, complex aortic surgery, procedures to address heart failure, and novel surgery for arrhythmias.
- A full complement of outpatient clinics including unique programs such as our arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation clinics, and our heart care program for patients, which is coordinated in partnership with Joslin Clinic.
- Research laboratories among the top-funded by the National Institutes of Health, where we are pursuing the future of heart care.
- Echocardiography (the use of ultrasound technology for evaluation),
- cardiac nuclear medicine and cardiac catheterization.
- The Preventive Cardiology Center is a leader in preventing the development and progression of heart disease through risk factor modification.
- The Medical Center's 15-year-old heart transplant program has given numerous patients a new lease on life.
- To meet the special needs of patients living with congenital heart disease, Tufts-NEMC's Adult and Pediatric Cardiology Divisions formed the Center for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.
- The New England Cardiac Arrhythmia Center (NECAC), the most comprehensive program of its kind in the region, has a national reputation for providing the most innovative methods available to treat arrhythmia disturbances and for outstanding clinical outcomes.
- Pediatric cardiologists at Tufts-NEMC's Floating Hospital for Children provide the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic services for children with congenital and acquired forms of heart disease. The Floating Hospital's practice of treating the "whole child" and including the family in the care giving process ensures that children get the care they deserve in an environment specially designed to meet their needs.
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