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Genesis HealthCare System’s Heart & Vascular Institute Among

the First in Ohio to Implement Procedure submitted

Genesis HealthCare System’s Heart narrowed artery to limit the amount of Heart & Vascular Institute. “By using The drug-coated balloon is inserted
& Vascular Institute recently became restenosis or blockage regrowth after drug-coated balloons, we avoid adding through a thin tube from a blood vessel
among the first in Ohio to use drug-coat- treatment. an additional layer of metal and perhaps in the wrist or groin to the narrowed ar-
ed balloons to treat in-stent restenosis. “Some patients who had a stent will reduce the use of medications that can tery. Once the balloon reaches the nar-
A patient has restenosis when an artery require another stent at some point,” cause bleeding complications. We are rowed artery, it is inflated so the medica-
previously opened with a stent narrows said Abdulhay Albirini, M.D., a Fellow- grateful to continue introducing innova- tion is distributed to the problem area.
again. The drug-coated balloon is a mini- ship-trained and Board-certified Inter- tive procedures to benefit our commu- Most patients go home the same day as
mally invasive way to deliver drugs to a ventional Cardiologist at the Genesis nity.” the procedure.

Artist paints mural ahead of Florafino’s Red Carpet Customer

Appreciation Day on Oct. 19

Artist Raymond Ramos has been working on
a colorful floral mural on the side entrance
of Florafino’s Flowers & Gifts located at 1416
Maple Avenue in Zanesville. A Red Carpet
Customer Appreciation Day will be held Sat-
urday, October 19th from 9:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Those attending can expect door prizes, give-
aways, music by DJ Kurtis (9-noon), Grace &
Grounds Coffee, Crazy Kettle Corn, pictures
with Santa (11-4), cookies with Mrs. Claus
(compliments of North Valley Bank), com-
plimentary roses, and a free gift with a pur-
chase. For more information about the event
visit the Florafino’s Facebook page. You can
check out Raymond’s work at ramosarts.
com.
Matthew Dotson

Happy 16th

Birthday,

Logan!

Love,

Mom, Dad,

and Katie