Cardiac Support Group Meeting April 18

DANBURY — The next meeting of the Cardiac Support Group at Danbury Hospital takes place Wednesday, April 18, at 7 pm, in The Praxair Cancer Center conference room, located on the first floor of the Stroock Building (Locust Avenue entrance). Parking is free in the Red Parking garage.

The featured speaker will be Robert J. Timmermans, MD, Danbury Hospital Department of Medicine, Section of Interventional Cardiology, practicing physician, Cardiac Specialists, PC. Board certified in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease, he was an interventional cardiologist at St Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., for five years prior to joining Cardiac Specialists.

Dr Timmerman will discuss “The Stent Controversy.” The Cardiac Support Group meets at Danbury Hospital on the third Wednesday of the month, and offers people with heart disease, pre- and postoperative cardiothoracic surgical patients, their families and caregivers, education, encouragement, and support.

For information regarding the Cardiac Support Group or The Praxair Regional Heart & Vascular Center at Danbury Hospital, go to www.danburyhospital.org. For event registration, service and physician referral, contact the Danbury Hospital Call Center at 866-374-0007.