{"id":282458,"date":"2025-11-10T02:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T02:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/282458\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T02:58:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T02:58:14","slug":"st-john-unveils-2m-cardiac-cath-lab-after-life-saving-patient-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/282458\/","title":{"rendered":"St. John unveils $2M Cardiac Cath Lab after life-saving patient emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"

WESTLAKE, Oh. – University Hospitals St. John\u2019s Catheterization Lab<\/a> just completed a $2 million renovation. This created a technologically advanced space for minimally invasive tests and procedures to diagnose and treat heart and vascular disease, located at 29000 Center Ridge Rd. <\/p>\n

This renovation came just in time for Dan and Carol Rosing. The 81-year-old Westlake resident was at University Hospitals St. John Medical Center on a Saturday afternoon, volunteering as a eucharistic minister bringing communion to hospitalized patients. <\/p>\n

Dan Rosing thought he just needed antacids. When he complained of indigestion and looked pale, while rubbing his chest, his wife Carol immediately recognized the warning signs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe look on his face, I\u2019ll never forget it,\u201d Carol recalled. \u201cHe looked shocked. \u2018You\u2019re going to the ER,\u2019 I told him. To think if I wasn\u2019t there, he might have taken more Tums and ignored it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within hours, Dan was diagnosed with a non-STEMI heart attack \u2014 his troponin levels had spiked to 7,500, indicating significant heart muscle damage. His 19-year-old cardiac stents had become blocked, and he needed immediate intervention.<\/p>\n

\"DanDan Rosing completes physical therapy with his wife, Carol Rosing by his side.Courtesy of UH St. John Medical Center<\/p>\n

Dan\u2019s emergency came just as UH St. John completed a $2 million renovation of its cardiac catheterization lab, equipped with state-of-the-art technology for cardiac and peripheral vascular procedures.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, interventional cardiologist John Coletta, MD, performed Dan Rosing\u2019s cardiac catheterization using advanced techniques that weren\u2019t available when Rosing received his original stents nearly two decades ago. <\/p>\n

The new center allows doctors to perform optimal coherence tomography (OCT) to obtain detailed intravascular images, Dr. Coletta employed intravascular lithotripsy \u2014 shock waves to open the artery \u2014 followed by a drug-coated balloon and stents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s as if the balloon is spray painted with this drug coating,\u201d Coletta explained. \u201cWhen the balloon is inflated inside of the artery and then deflated, the drug coating is left on the inside of the artery to help with the healing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan\u2019s cardiac issues weren\u2019t entirely unexpected. His parents and grandparents all died of cardiac events before turning 65. His mother was in her mid-50s when she died, and his father passed away just two months after signing his retirement papers.<\/p>\n

Carol Rosing was determined not to become a young widow. She gave her husband a full cardiac workup for his 50th birthday \u2014 a gift that proved life-changing. <\/p>\n

That examination and his subsequent long-term relationship with his cardiologist have helped Dan reach 81, more than 15 years beyond the age any of his parents or grandparents lived to see.<\/p>\n

Dr. Coletta emphasized the importance of having a fully equipped cardiac catheterization lab available around the clock in the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know if the artery is completely blocked, we need to get that person to the cath lab emergently, and if there are no ST elevations, we can schedule an urgent cath imminently,\u201d he said. \u201cMost importantly, if patients are unstable, we have a 24-hour cath lab where we can take care of you any hour of the day or night.\u201d<\/p>\n

The timing of Dan\u2019s heart attack was fortunate in its own way. Had it occurred while he was spreading mulch earlier that week, or during a planned drive across town later that day, the outcome could have been very different.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have cutting-edge technology being delivered every day to the people of this community,\u201d Dr. Coletta said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn cardiology we always want the latest and greatest, and UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute<\/a> is committed to delivering for our patients. Dan\u2019s story shows how well we integrate all this technology and deliver it to our patients in an ever-changing landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"DanDan Rosing smiles as he walks on a treadmill at UH during his supervised exercise session.Courtesy of UH St. John Medical Center<\/p>\n

Following his procedure, Dan participated in the cardiac rehabilitation program at the UH facility at 26908 Detroit Road in Westlake<\/a>, a 12-week supervised exercise program. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll the nurses are very caring here, and we have one of the best cardiac rehab programs in the city,\u201d Carol said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey do a great job. We were in the right place at the right time with the right doctors. Everything went well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that Dan is recovering, the couple of 59 years continues their volunteer work at UH St. John, bringing communion to patients in the same hospital that saved Dan\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the full spectrum of cardiovascular care at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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