Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Coronary artery bypass surgery is a treatment for patients with coronary artery disease. It restores normal blood flow to the heart by creating a bypass around the blocked arteries. The bypass is done using a healthy blood vessel, or graft, that creates a new pathway for carrying blood to the heart.

Heart Failure and LVAD Implant Management

A left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, is a mechanical pump that is surgically implanted in patients to slow the progress of severe congestive heart failure. An LVAD assists a faulty left ventricle in pumping blood. Post-surgery, patients are trained in the management of a companion control device which regulates and monitors the LVAD. Patients…

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) uses a special pressure chamber to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy exposes the entire body to 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. The patient’s oxygen-saturated blood promotes healing of chronic wounds and damaged tissue. The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Treatment has two HBOT…

Paravalvular Leak Closure

A paravalvular leak is caused by a space between the patient’s natural heart tissue and a valve replacement. It occurs in a small number of patients who have had a valve replacement (mechanical or bioprosthetic) and most commonly affects the mitral valve, but it can also occur in the aortic and tricuspid valves. When a…

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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

A thoracic aortic aneurysm, an abnormal bulge in a weakened wall of the aorta in the chest area, can cause a variety of symptoms and often life-threatening complications. Due to the serious risks it presents, timely diagnosis and treatment of a thoracic aneurysm are critical. The decision to treat a thoracic aneurysm with surgery is…

Tilt Table Test

A tilt table test records a patient’s blood pressure, heart rhythm and heart rate as the table is tilted to different angles. The table always stays head-up and shows how different positions affect these metrics. A Deborah^® physician uses this information to determine the cause of symptoms like light-headedness and fainting spells.

TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR)

TransCarotidArtery Revasculartion (TCAR) is an advanced technique designed for high risk patients whose carotid arteries are blocked, and who are unable to tolerate a surgical endarterectomy. With traditional carotid endarterectomy, surgery is performed to remove plaque from the artery that supplies blood to the brain. TCAR offers a new approach for patients who are too…

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery (VATS)

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally-invasive surgical technique used to diagnose and treat problems in the chest. During a VATS procedure, a thoracoscope and surgical instruments are inserted into the patient’s chest through one or more small incisions in the chest wall. The thoracoscope transmits images of the inside of the chest onto a video…

I Owe My Life to Deborah

Young at heart 74-year-old Carol Henry of Mays Landing is thankful today to be alive, and she credits it all to Deborah.