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Cardiology

Broward Health Adds Cardiac Services

Creating Greater Access to Quality Cardiac Care

When it comes to matters of the heart, Broward Health is leading the way in cardiovas-
cular care. During this Heart Month, Broward Health continues to serve the community
with innovative therapies and free women’s cardiac and stroke screenings that are offered
in February. Here are some of the latest cardiac technologies, recognitions and events
happening across Broward Health

Broward Health Medical Center Introduces
WATCHMAN FLX Technology
Broward Health Medical Center is the first hospital in Broward County to offer patients
with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) an alternative to long-term blood thinners
with the next-generation WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC)
implant. The WATCHMAN FLX, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration, may reduce the risk of stroke in patients with NVAF who need an alter- Cath Lab
native to oral anticoagulation therapy. This follows the opening of the
The WATCHMAN FLX is designed to enhance patient outcomes by potentially reduc- hospital’s state-of-the art cardiac
ing complication risks and accelerating patient recovery. Built on the WATCHMAN tech- catheterization lab this past sum-
nology, the WATCHMAN FLX device was designed to advance procedural performance mer. The new lab, which is
and safety while expanding the treatable patient population. equipped with the latest patient
A clinical study partly conducted at Broward Health Medical Center revealed that the monitoring technology, and the
WATCHMAN FLX performed extremely well with an almost 99% success rate, according Level 1 Heart Program designa-
to Ahmed Osman, M.D., medical director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab at tion are part of Broward Health
Broward Health Medical Center. Coral Springs’ initiative to pro-
“The updated design adapts to all anatomies that could be encountered in this variable vide patients with advanced and
anatomical structure,” said Dr. Osman. critical life-saving cardiac proce-
dures close to home.
Broward Health Coral Springs Expands The addition of the STEMI
Cardiac Offerings with Level I Heart Program heart program also makes it pos- Dr. Ahmed Osman Dr. Gary Lai
Broward Health Coral Springs has recently been designated a Level I Heart Program by sible for EMS to pre-alert the emergency department and transmit the electrocardiogram.
the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA), which means that the most acute “Our team can then be ready for the arrival of the patient and rapidly stabilize, medicate
heart attack patients will be able to receive critical interventional care. As a newly accred- and expedite care to our in-house cardiac catheterization lab,” said Gary Lai, D.O., chief
ited ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) program, Broward Health Coral Springs of emergency medicine at Broward Health Coral Springs. “This will save lives and opti-
can now treat heart attack patients with an angioplasty procedure if deemed appropriate. mize outcomes.”

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