11/21/2011
Bypass technique is less taxing for patients
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02/10/2011
Proclamation of Heart Health Month includes Staten Island plug for online risk assessment
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01/28/2011
Need for specialized surgery on Staten Island spurs Michigan couple to brave storm
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05/22/2010
Minimally invasive open heart surgery means faster recovery
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05/17/2010
Operating on older adults

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Nicholas Roberto’s "Clark Kent" T-shirt says it all. To those who know the feisty 96-year-old Dongan Hills man, he’s a true Superman. On April 7, Roberto underwent two simultaneous surgeries: one to replace a heart valve and the other to remove a polyp in his colon. Both medical problems were impeding on a lifestyle that, until recently, included driving and Friday night card games with friends.

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Nicholas Roberto, 96
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04/13/2010
Island Physician Moseying to Imus Ranch

Dr. Malpeso selected for Don Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer.
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09/02/2009
Patients Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Dual-Center Experience in 450 Consecutive Patients

Background—Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) is a novel coronary operation that does not require infrastructure and...
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07/13/2009
Staten Island Advance.
It’s all in the wrist. The radial artery is the newest route for diagnosing and treating diseased coronary arteries.

...doctors at the Heart Institute of Staten Island used the radial artery of his wrist as an entry way. "If there’s something there, we’ll address it. If it’s not that significant, he’ll go home in two hours with Lipitor," explained Dr. James Malpeso, associate director of the Heart Institute in Ocean Breeze, prior to the procedure.
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