Innovative heart procedure saves life

Continued from Page 2 two procedures enables space for more blood flow through the outflow of the heart’s chamber. Khan also aided in the development of the LAMPOON procedure.

After Lutgen’s LAMPOON procedure, she was able to go home the following day. She said she is looking forward to enjoying her garden again.

Lutgen said she is grateful for the procedures and the care of St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center.

“Everything was so positive,” Lutgen said. “The entire staff knew who I was and answered all my questions. The nursing staff could not have been better! I have never met such caring people in my entire life.”

Khan worked alongside St. Francis Hos- pital’s expert physicians to conduct Lutgen’s procedure, including the Chairman of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and co-chair of St. Francis Hospital’s structural heart program Newell Robinson, co-chair of St. Francis Hospital’s structural heart program George Petrossian, Director of Cardiovascular Imaging Omar Khalique, Director of Advanced Echocardiography Lin Wang and interventional cardi- is for her to be attacked by it. ologist William Chung.

Democrat Council Member Veronica Lurvey said to D’Arrigo she stands with his family, Be the Rainbow and local synagogues that have spoken against the attack.

Democrat Robert Troiano apologized to D’Arrigo for what his family went through, adding he supports the town issuing a statement against the event and that it needs to be addressed quickly.

Democrat Mariann Dalimonte and state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D-Port Washington) released a joint statement against the event, and Dalimonte asked the town for more “Not in Our Town” signs to display throughout Port Washington, she said.

Republican Dennis Walsh said he learned of the event Tuesday night but condemns completely the violent rhetoric and would do anything to help stand against it.

Zuckerman said their hearts go out to D’Arrigo, calling the rhetoric horrible.

The procedure also utilized state-of-the-art technology available at the hospital.

Khan said the hospital’s combination of expertise and infrastructure was central to the procedure and provided the foundation for Lutgen’s procedure team to perform with “great agility.”

St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center is the only ACC HeartCARE Center designated facility in the region, including New York City’s five boroughs, Long Island and Westchester. The facility recently garnered the designation by The American College of Cardiology.