Month: October 2015

TO YOUR HEALTH: New implant an alternative to blood thinners An alternative to long-term use of blood thinners by those diagnosed with atrial fibrillation is now available at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health. The health system is among the first in Pennsylvania — the second in the state — to offer the newly FDA-approved Watchman Left Atrial  … Read more

Newly approved implant offers patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation an alternative to long-term warfarin medication. Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health is among the first in Pennsylvania to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication with the newly approved WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant. For patients with AF who are  … Read more

Montgomery County Physician Sworn in as 166th President of The Pennsylvania Medical Society. (Harrisburg, Pa.) Scott E. Shapiro, MD, FACC, a cardiovascular disease specialist and internal medicine specialist from Lower Gwynedd, was sworn in as the 166th president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) on October 24, 2015. Swearing Dr. Shapiro into office was David A.  … Read more

Join AMS Cardiology & Abington Jefferson Health at the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Saturday, November 7th!    The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association’s premiere event for raising funds to save lives from this country’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers – heart disease and stroke. Designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living,  … Read more