Florida Hospital Cardiology Press Releases

January 27, 2012

Starting February 2012, the Florida Hospital Altamonte Cardiac Catheterization Lab will be offering new acute cardiac services to better care for patients close to home.

November 11, 2011

Florida Hospital Orlando is preparing to bring the latest in incision less heart valve surgery high risk patients

February 4, 2011

Dr. Joseph Boyer performed Central Florida's first complete robotic heart surgery

November 11, 2010

Central Florida high school football has experienced many health scares over the past few months, some even resulting in tragedy. In light of these incidents, Florida Hospital Apopka recently monitored the hearts of Apopka High School athletes,...

September 14, 2010

Vascular surgeon Dr. Robert Winter was the first vascular surgeon to use the Vascutek AnacondaTM Stent Graft System in Central Florida. The device is being evaluated at Florida Hospital as part of an FDA IDE study for minimally invasive treatment of...

September 2, 2010

A titanium heart pump, weighing less than one pound, is keeping 50 year-old Darren Miller alive. The pump, called a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) was surgically attached to Miller's heart and will help pump blood around his body while he waits...

August 2, 2010

Advanced catheter allows surgeons to completely remove dangerous blood clots.

March 23, 2010

Florida Hospital is launching the only heart transplant program in Central Florida. With the addition of two world class physicians to the Florida Hospital team, the first heart transplant in Central Florida is rapidly approaching.

February 19, 2010

A catheter about the circumference and flexibility of a cooked spaghetti strand, along with a set of two-ton magnets, are part of the latest technology to treat irregular heart beats. Florida Hospital electrophysiologists, Dr. George Monir and Dr....

February 11, 2010

Carl Smith, a 70 year-old contractor, suffered a silent heart attack as a result of his diabetes and that experience helped Carl realize he needed to make a drastic life change to become a healthier individual.