STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Richmond University Medical Center is celebrating a speed record for delivering life-saving treatment to a patient with the most urgent type of heart attack.
RUMC’s ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Program, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, treats dangerous STEMI heart attacks, caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery, cutting off the heart‘s oxygen supply.
Each year, about 285,000 people in the United States experience a STEMI heart attack, according to the American Heart Association. RUMC cares for more than 50 STEMI patients annually, by clearing the blockage and restoring blood flow as quickly as possible…