Recent Cardiovascular Research Projects

Groundbreaking cardiovascular research studies are currently underway at Atlantic Health hospitals on cutting-edge procedures and treatments, including:

• A CPort (cardiovascular patient outcomes research teams) clinical trial with John Hopkins University, which offers life-saving angioplasty procedures for heart attack victims.
• Studies that follow the progress of patients who have received drug-eluting stents for coronary artery disease.
• Implanting Internal Cardiac Defibrillators (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. 
• Investigating the benefit of statin therapy in preventing heart attack and stroke.
• The evaluation of a new, alternative antithrombotic regimen that may prevent blood-clotting problems associated with atrial fibrillation.
• New procedures for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
• Prevention of neurocognitive impairment in cardiac surgery patients.
• Examine the benefits of radiation treatment when cardiac stent restenosis occurs.

Consistently at the forefront of major advances in cardiology, we are a well-respected national participant in ongoing clinical trials. Knowledge of advanced solutions enables us to be an efficient and effective pioneer of new cardiac technologies.