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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic |
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program Highlights
The program was established in 1986 and has performed nearly 300 heart transplants and 100 cardiac assist device implantations to date.
 We have the best 1-year patient survival rate (source: www.us.transplant.org) among heart transplant centers in central and south Texas.
The Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant clinic offers on-site services, including:
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Laboratory
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Echocardiography
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Pacemaker Integration
We are a Phase I, II and III Rehabilitation program.
We have bilingual physicians, clinical and support staff.
Services
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Disease management of end-stage heart failure
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Enrollment in research trials
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Evaluation for cardiac resynchronization (bi-ventricular pacing or CRT) therapy
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Optimization of bi-ventricular pacemakers
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Atrioventricular and right-left ventricular optimization of bi-ventricular pacemakers
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Management and initiation of home inotropic therapy
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
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Stress Echocardiogram (treadmill, bicycle, dobutamine)
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Myocardial perfusion imaging
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Pulmonary hypertension evaluation
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Cardiac transplantation and post transplantation management
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Largest selection of ventricular assist devices (VADs) in the region:
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HeartMate II
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HeartMate XVE
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Thoratec pVAD and Thoratec iVAD
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CentriMag®
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TandemHeart®
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Impella®
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Ventricular assist device implantation and management—
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Post-cardiotomy shock
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Bridge to recovery
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Bridge to transplant
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Destination therapy
Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Highlights
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Patients are evaluated by both board-certified cardiologists and pulmonologists trained in the management of pulmonary hypertension
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Interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, financial counselors and specialty pharmacists
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Clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art testing for the diagnosis, management and follow-up of patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension
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Focus is on patient education regarding disease management
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Experience in handling complex pulmonary vasodilator therapy drugs
Our Mission and Goals
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To deliver comprehensive, cutting-edge, compassionate interdisciplinary care to those affected by end-stage heart disease or pulmonary hypertension
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To serve as a resource to the cardiology and pulmonology communities
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To educate, support and improve the quality of life for those with end-stage heart disease or pulmonary hypertension and their families
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