Keyport resident Ken Lowenstein had just finished playing an early-morning indoor soccer game in February 2010 when he started experiencing a tightening in his chest and light-headedness."I went to my car and hoped it would pass, but it only got worse," explains Ken, 55. "I called my girlfriend, Marion, and told her I was going to drive myself to Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel.
"I parked my car at Bayshore, walked into the Emergency Department, told the woman at the desk that I thought I was having a heart attack, and dropped to the ground," Ken says.
Emergency Department (ED) physician Michael Marchetti, M.D., and the highly skilled members of Bayshore's emergency team immediately jumped into action.
"All of our ED doctors are board certified in emergency medicine, and our nursing team is certified in coronary care, advanced life support, and pediatric advanced life support," says Ian Leber, M.D., chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Bayshore.
Dr. Marchetti watched Ken's heart rhythm on the cardiac monitors, and the team defibrillated him and continued advanced cardiac life support. Bayshore cardiologist Shaddy Younan, M.D. , determined that Ken had suffered a massive heart attack.
"Immediate treatment was pivotal in Ken's situation," explains Dr. Marchetti. "At Bayshore, state-of-the-art technology and experienced caregivers make the difference between life and death."
"You don't ever expect something like this is going to happen," Ken says. "Though the unexpected did happen, thank goodness Dr. Marchetti and his team were there. I cannot thank them enough for saving my life, all while keeping my family informed about my situation."
After three months of recovery, which included outpatient cardiac rehabilitation at Riverview Medical Center, Ken was back to work and playing soccer again with his teammates.
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