Emergency Angioplasty
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Emergency angioplasty is a life-saving emergency procedure performed in a cardiac catheterization lab to restore blood flow to the heart. By quickly locating and treating the site of a blockage, emergency angioplasty reduces damage to heart muscle and helps to preserve heart function. Every second impacts your chance for survival and recovery.
Saving lives with fast door-to-balloon times
Trinity Health Of New England facilities are among the most successful hospitals in the region performing emergency angioplasty for heart attacks. Saint Francis Hospital is recognized for providing some of the fastest care for patients arriving in the Emergency Department who are having a heart attack. Our door-to-balloon times are below the national average. Door-to-balloon time is the timeframe from a patient’s arrival at the hospital to the physician’s inflation of the angioplasty balloon within a blocked artery.
Time is heart muscle – know the signs of heart attack
If you experience heart attack symptoms, call 9-1-1, so emergency responders can begin your diagnosis and treatment on your way to the hospital.
What are the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack?
- Moderate to severe chest pain
- Dizziness
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Radiating pain in the arms and chest
Women may have symptoms that differ from men. Chest pain can be a key clue, but a woman’s pain may be in the back, arm, neck, shoulder and/or throat. Also, women will typically have more “non-pain” symptoms than men. These include vomiting, nausea, fatigue and shortness of breath.