Heart & Lung Services
Your Heart Is In Good Hands
In fact, because AtlantiCare has the only full-service cardiac program in southeastern New Jersey, it’s in the very best of hands. We’re committed to preventing heart disease and bringing the latest, most effective treatments to the communities we serve.
Leading our expert cardiology team are some of the region's leading specialists, who provide advanced training and a level of highly personalized care that you won't find at big-city heart programs.
With state-of-the-art diagnostic tools, 24/7 emergency intervention and the area's most comprehensive cardiac surgery program, AtlantiCare offers the top-rated cardiovascular care when you need it most.
Our vascular specialists use the latest technology and techniques to diagnose diseases of the arteries and veins, and offer patients more precise and less painful treatments than ever before.
Explore Our Expertise.
The Region’s Only Cardiac Surgery Services
- Nearly every surgical intervention available for heart disease, including innovative options like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery.
- More than 90 percent of our bypass surgery patients at our Heart & Lung Institute undergo endoscopic vein harvesting, a minimally invasive approach allowing the removal of healthy veins from the legs through one-inch incisions to graft in place of damaged or diseased ones.
- To date, we’ve performed more than 2,300 open heart surgeries; nearly 30,000 cardiac catheterizations; and more than 6,200 specialized procedures in our electrophysiology lab for the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms.
Specialized Emergency Services
- We’re the only hospital in southeastern New Jersey to perform emergency catheterization with angioplasty and/or stent placement to stop a heart attack in progress.
- We have a dedicated cardiology team available 24/7.
- We consistently average a door-to-balloon time—the time between entering an emergency department and having a balloon catheter inserted—within the 90 minute range considered optimal by the American Heart Association.
Sophisticated Treatment for Heart Rhythm Disorders
The Heart & Lung Institute's team of highly specialized electrophysiologists perform a range of procedures to help correct arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (A-fib). These include:
- Permanent and biventricular pacemaker implantation: Our specialists have implanted thousands of pacemakers with excellent outcomes, and we provide comprehensive pacemaker follow-up services.
- Automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD) implantation: AICDs are extremely sophisticated devices that function as a pacemaker for heart rates that are too slow and deliver life-saving shocks if the heart rhythm becomes dangerously fast.
- Ablation: Our electrophysiologists use this minimally invasive procedure to treat persistent heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation, that don’t respond to traditional medical treatments.
Specialized Vascular Services
- Our specialists use the latest technology in vascular care, to give patients more precise and less painful treatment than ever before.
- Our board-certified surgeons treat all types of problems with the arteries, veins and circulatory system.
- We frequently use minimally invasive techniques that allow you to go home the same day as your procedure.
Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation & Lifestyle Support
We offer Dr. Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease®, an intensive outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program designed to restore and maintain your heart health.
- It is scientifically proven by more than 35 years of research to prevent, stop and even reverse the progression of heart disease through targeted lifestyle changes.
- Participants attend half-day sessions in Egg Harbor Township twice a week for nine weeks.
- In each session, you’ll learn proven techniques to optimize your cardiovascular health.