Patient Stories

Patient Stories

  • Thomas’ Story: Through Snow, Through Rain, Through Radial Artery Catheterization

    Thomas McCabe, 53, of Woodbury Heights, NJ, loves his job working as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He takes pride in knowing that he’s the one responsible in making sure all the mail is getting delivered directly to the people in his community each and every afternoon.

    So when he began experiencing severe chest pains in December 2010, and was told he needed a cardiac catheterization procedure, he was worried he’d be out of work for a couple of weeks. With a failing economy and the risk...