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USA: At SBUH, a new lab at its Heart Institute

To enhance cardiac diagnosis and treatment for Long Islanders, Stony Brook University Hospital opened a new cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology advanced 845-square-foot multifunctional laboratory.

With this new lab, hospital is consolidating comprehensive cardiac cath and EP services into one shared location at its Heart Institute, maximizing efficiencies.

At the lab, Heart Institute physicians have the full range of equipment to, if needed, change the scope of a procedure from minimally invasive to more invasive. The lab is outfitted with anesthesia equipment as well as advanced angiographic suite equipment and electrophysiology technology. Here, multidisciplinary teams can conduct complex and emergency procedures if needed.

Central to the lab’s operation is the latest-generation image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic imaging system, the Philips Azurion 7, which provides imaging capabilities at ultra-low radiation dose levels — allows physicians to conduct more complex procedures with greater precision and adding a significant measure of safety for both the patients and medical team.

This new is adjacent to five additional labs — three Cath and two EP— on the main level of the hospital’s Heart Institute. The five labs will be similarly upgraded, as part of a $19-million renovation project, bringing the latest advances in cardiac technology to further facilitate the care of patients with the most complex conditions.

“Our upgraded technology, together with our expert team of interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons, offer critical lifesaving procedures for when every minute counts,” Sr. Hal Skopicki, co-director of the Stony Brook Heart Institute, said in a statement. “Our growing cardiology program continues to raise the bar for cardiac care on Long Island. We are proud to be elevating the care even further by providing our community with the full array of the most comprehensive diagnostics and treatments.”

“You can’t beat technology that reduces risks and improves patient outcomes, enabling our cardiovascular clinicians to provide quality care more effectively and efficiently,” Dr. Henry Tannous co-director of the Heart Institute, said in a statement. “That is the level of care we strive for at Stony Brook. The new higher-capacity Cath/EP Lab will allow us to expand services in the community and the entire region we serve.”

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the US. With the new facility up and running, physicians in the Advanced Multifunctional Cath/EP Lab can conduct more complex procedures with greater precision, faster access, added safety and ease. Long Island Business News

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