Health & Fitness
The Number That Saved His Life
A routine heart scan gave a shocking result of 907. For this NJ mayor, it was the warning that came just in time.
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He was a 52-year-old mayor preparing for retirement, a father of two who felt perfectly fine. When Charlie Cocuzza reluctantly agreed to a routine heart scan, he had no idea he was a walking time bomb. The results were alarming: a calcium score of 907, when a healthy score is zero.
Enter Shaddy Younan, M.D., a cardiologist at Bayshore Medical Center. He quickly discovered that three of Charlie’s main arteries were more than 80% blocked. After a procedure to clear two of them, everyone thought the worst was over. But less than a week later, a new symptom sent Charlie rushing back to the hospital.
Find out how Dr. Younan’s quick thinking and decisive action saved Charlie from what could have been a catastrophic heart attack, and how this "ticking time bomb" is now living a healthier, fuller life.
Click to read the full, heart-stopping story of survival.
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