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Heart Care
Signs of a heart attack:
- Chest discomfort
- Discomfort in other areas of the upper body
- Shortness of breath
- Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness
Learn More about Early Heart Attack Care
Portsmouth Regional Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center Which Means we are Prepared for Heart Emergencies
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A Survivor's Story
Del's story is one of four stories featured in this inspiring documentary series following real people in our community who faced a health crisis that changed their life.
Heart Care
The Heart & Vascular Institute
When you choose the Heart & Vascular Institute, you can be confident that you’ll have access to advanced technology, innovative techniques and the expertise of talented physicians and surgeons who work together to provide you and your family with highly advanced treatments, right here in your community.
The Heart & Vascular Institute of Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers comprehensive cardiovascular care from heart disease prevention and treatment to rehabilitation. It is also home to highly skilled cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardio-thoracic surgeons and vascular surgeons and the seacoast regions’ only Hybrid Operating Room. The skill and experience of our physicians combined with advanced technologies allows the Heart & Vascular Institute to provide you and your family with high-quality patient-centered care for the most complex cases.
At the Heart & Vascular Institute of Portsmouth Regional Hospital, comprehensive cardiac care begins with an investment in community education and prevention, as well as ongoing follow up that keeps our patients and their families feeling supported and healthy. We’re proud to be recognized for our quality and outstanding outcomes - for performing at the highest levels in all aspects – from prevention and diagnosis through treatment and recovery.
For patients who do need surgery, Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers the largest and most comprehensive program in the region, with outcomes comparable and often more favorable than those at the best urban teaching hospitals. The cardiac surgery team, led by Dr. Donato Sisto, performs hundreds of open heart surgery procedures each year, and is pioneering remarkable innovations, such as life-saving valve surgery using minimally invasive access to the heart. These minimally invasive approaches benefit our patients by reducing risk, improving outcomes and shortening recovery time.
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Integrated approach to patient care
- Cardiac diagnostic testing
- Non-invasive testing
- Cardiac catheterization
- Diagnostic tests - glossary of terms
- Interventional Cardiology
- Angioplasty procedures
- Drug-eluting stents
- Pacemaker implantation
- Electrophysiology
- Diagnostic electrophysiology studies
- Pacemaker and ICD implantation
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Cardiac Surgery Program
- Cardiac surgery staff
- Facilities
- Surgical procedures
- Cardiac Rehabilitation & Wellness Programs
- Respiratory Care Services
- Pulmonary Function Lab
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Heart Patient Information (preparing for a procedure)
- Women & Heart Disease
Find a Physician
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Heidar Arjomand, MD, FACC
Seacoast Cardiology Associates, PA
3 TerraScape Parkway
Somersworth, NH 3878
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Lance Briggs, MD, FACC
Seacoast Cardiology Associates, PA
2064 Woodbury Avenue
Newington Park, Building 1, Ste 103
Newington, NH 3801
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Jeffery P. Colnes, MD, FACC
Seacoast Cardiology Associates, PA
2064 Woodbury Avenue
Newington Park, Building 1, Ste 103
Newington, NH 3801
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Frank A. Fedele, MD, FACC
Atlantic Cardiology Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Suite 401
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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David T. Martin, MD
Atlantic Cardiology Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Suite 401
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Locations
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Seacoast Cardiology Associates, PA
3 TerraScape Parkway
Somersworth, NH 3878 -
Seacoast Cardiology Associates, PA
2064 Woodbury Avenue
Newington Park, Building 1, Ste 103
Newington, NH 3801 -
Atlantic Cardiology Associates
333 Borthwick Avenue
Suite 401
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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