A team of El Camino Hospital cardiologists are the first in the United States to treat patients using cryoplasty, a new procedure in which physicians cool the arteries during angioplasty and arterial stent placement to reduce the chances of arteries becoming clogged again (restenosis).
CryoVascular Systems Inc. of Los Gatos designed and developed the investigational medical device used in the procedure.
James Joye, D.O., conceived the cryoplasty technique and was the first physician in the United States to perform the procedure. The lead investigator for the El Camino study is Dr. Frederick St. Goar.
To date, seven patients have undergone the procedure at El Camino.
According to St. Goar, it will be three to six months before the initial results are known since restenosis, should it occur, typically happens during this period of time.
Help make good food choices
Bernadette Festa, M.S., R.D., nutrition program coordinator at the Stanford Complementary Medicine Clinic, is scheduled to speak from 7-9 p.m.Thursday at the Health Library, 2-B Stanford Shopping Center.
Her presentation, “Choose Health – Maximize Cancer Protection,” will cover what makes a good diet, clearing the confusion about day-to-day food choices.
The discussion is free. To register, call 498-7826.
Flu shots at El Camino
Los Altos resident Bill Buchholz, a hematologist and oncologist, has scheduled a signing party for his new book, “Live Longer-Live Larger: a Holistic Approach for Cancer Patients,” at 2-7 p.m., Sept. 14, at his medical office, 1174 Castro St., Suite 275, Mountain View.
The book, which Bill co-authored with his wife, Susie, a clinical psychologist, is a handbook for those seeking support in their response to cancer and other serious illness.
For more information, go to www.buchholzmedgroup.com.
El Camino Hospital will be offering flu shots for adults 9 a.m. to noon, Oct. 6, in the back of the hospital cafeteria. The fee is $12. No registration or appointments are required.
