Where The Latest Advancements Meet a Century of Expertise
Deborah Heart and Lung Center is one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive cardiac hospitals. With providers in a number of heart-focused subspecialties, Deborah patients benefit from a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to patient care. For more than 100 years, our hospital has been at the forefront of heart medicine, investing in top-of-the-line diagnostic equipment, training in advanced surgical interventions, and conducting life-saving clinical trials.
Uses a small, paperclip-sized wireless monitoring sensor implanted in the pulmonary artery to measure arterial pressure
- Significantly reduces hospitalizations and improves quality of life for advanced heart failure patients
- Remote monitoring via quick daily pain-free readings offers real-time notifications to your physician when changes occur
- Designed to last for life of patient
Outpatient Procedure | Average Recovery Time: 1 to 2 days
A mechanical pump that slows the progress of severe congestive heart failure by assisting a faulty left ventricle in pumping blood
- Reverses symptoms of heart failure and improves organ function and quality of life
- Many patients reaching 5-year survival
- Excellent safety profile with reduced adverse event rates
- Deborah’s LVAD program among the top in the Delaware Valley region based on volume and outcomes
Inpatient Procedure | Average Recovery Time: 6 to 8 weeks after discharge from hospital
A minimally-invasive treatment option for patients whose mitral valve is leaking, and who are too high risk for surgical valve repair or replacement
- Patients have fewer hospitalizations (51% fewer in heart failure patients)
- On average, patients feel 2.5x better and have significantly improved quality of life
- Deborah has 3-star rating from STS for mitral valve replacement/repair outcomes, the highest category of quality and excellence
Outpatient Procedure | Average Recovery Time: 1 to 3 days
An implant for patients with non-valvular AFib that offers an alternative to long-term Warfarin/medication therapy
- Greatly reduces stroke risk, allowing patients to reduce or even stop drug therapy
- Permanent solution that does not have to be replaced
- Deborah has low procedure complication rates compared to the NCDR*
- Deborah has high procedure success rates compared to the NCDR*
Outpatient Procedure | Average Recovery Time: 1 to 3 days
*NCDR: National Cardiovascular Data Registry.