90-year-old Dale S. will soon be back on the golf course, playing ball with his grandchildren and polka dancing after undergoing a groundbreaking heart procedure at Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital.
The procedure marked a milestone for the hospital. Dale underwent its first coronary atherectomy, a specialized treatment used to remove hardened calcium from blocked arteries.
“It means something to me to try something different, you know?” he said. “I guess everybody’s looking at me to be the guinea pig and try everything.”…