Southern New Hampshire Health Receives New Cardiology Technology

Nashua, NH — Southern New Hampshire Health has received innovative new technology that can safely and effectively fracture a calcium blockage in a patient’s coronary arteries.

The Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy system uses sonic pressure waves to fracture challenging calcium buildup in coronary arteries while minimizing trauma to the patient. The sonic pressure waves crack calcium in only a few pulses, significantly reducing the risk of complications, making procedures more predictable and efficient, and facilitating cardiac stent delivery, deployment and optimal expansion. Most patients also can go home the same day of the procedure. Until the availability of Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy, the only option to break up that type of calcified plaque was using a small drill and placing it in a catheter — a procedure that required an overnight stay.

“Shockwave allows us to treat more patients in Nashua, rather than having to transfer them to tertiary care facilities,” says Dr. Paul Boffetti of Foundation Cardiology.

Visit Foundation Cardiology for more information.