NewsChannel 13: Learning About the Heart at St. Peter’s Health Partners “Journey Through the Body”

St. Peter’s Health Partners and NewsChannel 13 team up to bring you “Journey Through the Body,” an educational and interactive event at Crossgates Mall. This report features the digestive system.

Dr. Robert Benton, chief of cardiology at Samaritan Hospital, spoke to Time Warner Cable News (Channel 9) about the importance of early heart attack care. From the story: A number of people delay treatment because they do not have the classic dramatic symptoms of a heart attack.  “They don’t have what they call the ‘Hollywood heart attack’, a person gripping their chest and sweating, a dramatic presentation. Many heart attacks are not like that,” said Samaritan cardiologist Dr. Robert Benton. Subtle symptoms of a heart attack can be easily overlooked.  Click here to see the full story.

J.D. Filippone, M.D., of Albany Associates in Cardiology, discusses heart failure and other cardiac conditions during an appearance on WAMC’s Medical Monday.