CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A Clay County hospital is bringing in a new technology that diagnoses overlooked heart disease.
Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County is the first Ascension hospital in Northeast Florida to use the CoroFlow Cardiovascular System.
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With this innovative technology, doctors can quickly diagnose patients and begin treatment plans that improve heart health and reduce the risk of a heart attack.
“We’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” Dr. Salman Farhat said.
This new procedure is available to patients who experience recurring chest pain, something that an angiogram may not be able to detect.
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“These patients may not have a blockage in their large arteries, the small vessels and capitularies can have high resistance,” Farhat said.
The technology gives doctors like Farhat a closer look at the heart’s smallest blood vessels.
“That wire can sense how long it takes for the temperature to normalize,” Farhat said.
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The 10-minute procedure can help diagnose the cause of a patient’s chest pain, and Farhat said it’s a critical first step in giving patients the best treatment plans.
“It’s a very important diagnosis to make because a lot of these patients suffer from recurring symptoms, recurring hospitalizations, very expensive testing,” Farhat said.
“I think in the future this should be part of a routine heart cat exam.”
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