At Stony Brook Heart Institute, our high quality of care standards translate to giving our patients the best outcome, recovery and quality of life. Here are a few stories of our patients who received specialized heart care at the Heart Institute.
Heart disease: When you think it can't happen to you
The last thing fitness buff and avid runner Scott Mandia, then 55, had on his health radar was heart disease. Read more
Navigating an unexpected double diagnosis
With help from Stony Brook Medicine, the Baffas navigated all the twists and turns of Marie’s journey back to health. Read more
A second opinion led to a second chance
To look at Blue Point resident and custom builder Jack Brady, Sr., you’d think the guy had never been sick a day in his life. For Jack, a second opinion led to a second chance. Read more
What some thought couldn't be possible
Anthony Martinez is a can-do guy, an ex-Marine who raised a family and started his own successful businesses. Read more
It wasn’t indigestion: Selden woman survives widow maker heart attack
On a routine neighborhood walk, Jodi had experienced a burning sensation at the base of her throat. Read more
Life after an aortic tear: New stent procedure offers new hope
John Tanzi survived one of the most serious heart conditions a person can have – a catastrophic tear of his aorta. Read more
Two brothers, two triple bypasses
Robert and Peter Kaczenski shared a lot when they were kids: a room, a love of stickball (think Brooklyn in the 1950s), trading baseball cards, bowling… Read more