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	1/06/2009 - Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People -Improved survival seen in those 75 and older, study says 1/15/2008 - ENHANCE Study's initial results show no benefit of taking Vytorin, a  combination of simvastatin (Zocor) and ezetimibe (Zetia), compared to taking simvastatin (Zocor) alone.   ICANL Accreditation granted to Nuclear Imaging Laboratory of Berks Cardiologists, Ltd.- first lab in Berks County to be accredited Berks Cardiologists team with St.Joseph Medical Center in Carotid stenting The staff of Berks Cardiologists, Ltd. enthusiastically participates in Go Red for Women, the American Heart Association's nationwide movement celebrating the energy, passion , and power that women have to band together and wipe out heart disease
Also read the American College of Cardiology's full statement on the ENHANCE Study below. Return to top Return to top

ICANL Accreditation granted to Nuclear Imaging Laboratory of Berks Cardiologists, Ltd., saying this is "one of the first nuclear medicine laboratories in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for its commitment to high quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing." This is also the first nuclear medicine laboratory accredited in Berks County. See Press Release below.

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October 18, 2005

Berks Cardiologists team with St.Joseph Medical Center to lead the way in

Carotid stenting

The physicians of Berks Cardiologists, Ltd., ("BCL"), can manage and treat all forms of cardiovascular disease. Like your heart, the brain is dependent on an adequate blood supply to function properly. The arteries that carry blood to your brain can also develop blockages that may eventually lead to stroke.

BCL interventional cardiologists can restore blood flow to the brain with a minimally invasive procedure, angioplasty and stenting of the carotid arteries. Earlier this year the FDA approved angioplasty and stenting of the carotid arteries as an alternative to surgery to restore blood flow to the brain. This procedure can restore blood flow without the potential complications associated with general anesthesia and surgery.

BCL’s interventionalists, Dr. Guy Piegari and Dr. Niraj Pandit, have performed approximately 200 Carotid stent procedures at St. Joseph Medical Center, ("SJMC"), over the past four years. Most of the procedures have been performed as part of a FDA approved studies. Currently this procedure has been approved as an alternative to surgery in patients who are symptomatic and who are considered to be at higher than average risk for surgery.

SJMC and the University of Pennsylvania were the first two hospitals in the state accredited to provide Carotid stenting. Currently, eligible patients are somewhat limited by Medicare guidelines, however, because of ongoing studies at SJMC, almost all patients are potentially eligible.

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