02/22/2012
SIUH Raises Awareness of Heart Disease Risk for Women

A disheartening diagnosis: "Superwoman syndrome"
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02/07/2012
Staten Islanders learn to feel the burn at Slim Down

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - There was anticipation, excitement and a bit of nervousness in the air last night as around 200 borough residents participated in the first "fitness surprise" of the Staten Island Slim Down, a free 10-week program aimed at helping Islanders lose weight and regain their lives.
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02/20/2012
A disheartening diagnosis: "Superwoman syndrome"

She ignored the discomfort, despite several people asking if she was OK. When the time came to give her speech, she was sweating profusely and couldn’t talk; someone else had to read it for her.
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02/06/2012
Meet Staten Island Slim Down participants

The Staten Island Slim Down kicks off its weekly fitness surprises tonight at the College of Staten Island, starting off contestants and participants on a 10-week journey that will help them shed pounds and get healthy.
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11/21/2011
Bypass technique is less taxing for patients

Each year, more than 420,000 people nationwide have coronary bypass surgery to reroute blood around clogged heart arteries.
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08/2011
A New Era In Heart Surgery Has Arrived

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04/04/2011
A less invasive approach to heart surgery

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Following surgery 18 months ago, Barbara Cox of Great Kills started feeling dizzy and nervous. Her skin was clammy and her jaw felt tight. She experienced shortness of breath and tightness in her chest.
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03/25/2011
Photos from the Staten Island Advance

wo-day course at Staten Island University Hospital teaches the Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery/Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (MICS CABG) technique.
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03/25/2011
Heart Institute making history on Staten Island

Barbara Cox of Great Kills underwent emergency surgery last year and is happy and healthy, and thanks Dr. Joseph McGinn for that.
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03/25/2011
Heart Institute making history on Staten Island

Dr. Mark Jarrett, chief medical officer SIUH, welcomes Dr. Joseph McGinn as he holds a conference with about 40 cardiac surgeons from around the country at Staten Island University Hospital.
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03/25/2011
Heart Institute making history on Staten Island

Former patient Barbara Cox of Great Kills underwent heart surgery last year and is happy and healthy thanks to Dr. Joseph McGinn.
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03/25/2011
Heart Institute is making history at Staten Island University Hospital

SSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Top heart doctors from around the globe are visiting Staten Island this week to learn a minimally invasive procedure pioneered by one of the borough’s own cardiac surgeons.
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02/10/2011
Proclamation of Heart Health Month includes Staten Island plug for online risk assessment

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Check your tickers, Staten Island. February is national Heart Health Month, and borough officials and health leaders want you to reduce your risk factors and live a longer life.
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02/10/2011
Proclamation of Heart Health Month includes Staten Island plug for online risk assessment

February is national Heart Health Month, and borough officials and health leaders want you to reduce your risk factors and live a longer life.
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01/28/2011
Need for specialized surgery on Staten Island spurs Michigan couple to brave storm

If it wasn’t challenging enough that Ursula Kosciuk had a life-threatening heart condition, she and her husband drove about 750 miles in snowy weather for her surgery at the Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital.
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05/22/2010
Minimally invasive open heart surgery means faster recovery

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05/17/2010
Operating on older adults

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nicholas Roberto’s "Clark Kent" T-shirt says it all. To those who know the feisty 96-year-old Dongan Hills man, he’s a true Superman. On April 7, Roberto underwent two simultaneous surgeries: one to replace a heart valve and the other to remove a polyp in his colon. Both medical problems were impeding on a lifestyle that, until recently, included driving and Friday night card games with friends.
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04/13/2010
Island Physician Moseying to Imus Ranch

Dr. Malpeso selected for Don Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
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10/15/2009
Photos from the Staten Island Advance

Anthony Ferreri, president and CEO of Staten Island University Hospital, talks about the Heart Institute.
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10/14/2009
No room for Staten in Island's Heart Institute

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's an internationally recognized facility where doctors perform some of the world's most cutting-edge heart procedures.
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09/02/2009
Patients Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Dual-Center Experience in 450 Consecutive Patients

Background—Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) is a novel coronary operation that does not require infrastructure and...
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07/13/2009
Staten Island Advance.

It’s all in the wrist. The radial artery is the newest route for diagnosing and treating diseased coronary arteries.

...doctors at the Heart Institute of Staten Island used the radial artery of his wrist as an entry way. "If there’s something there, we’ll address it. If it’s not that significant, he’ll go home in two hours with Lipitor," explained Dr. James Malpeso, associate director of the Heart Institute in Ocean Breeze, prior to the procedure.
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