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Methodist Healthcare’s

cardiologists are known

for delivering quality,

compassionate cardiac care

to patients of all ages.

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We do this by bringing you some of the nation’s

most innovative cardiology services coupled with ex-

ceptional quality throughout our system of hospitals.

From the minute you enter one of our emergency

rooms, we offer everything from accredited chest

pain centers to cardiac cath procedures and treat-

ment for heart arrhythmias, valve replacement,

open-heart surgery, heart transplant and cardiac

rehabilitation. We also are able to perform complex

heart surgery on children.

Here are just a few examples of the way Methodist

Healthcare cardiology stands out in San Antonio:

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In 1981, we were the first in San Antonio to use

balloon angioplasty to open a blocked coronary

artery.

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In 1986, San Antonio’s first transplant of a

human heart valve was performed.

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We have the largest heart transplant program in

Central and South Texas, having performed nearly

400 heart transplants and implanted more than

160 cardiac assist devices.

HEART WARS.

New method to

replace valve helps patients

win against heart disease.

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t Methodist Heart, we put our

hearts into caring for yours. For

more than 50 years, we have

strived to bring innovative heart

and vascular care to men, women and

children. OurMethodist heart doctors are

known for delivering quality, compassion-

ate cardiac care to patients of all ages.

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Methodist Heart Hospital and Methodist Stone

Oak Hospital are the only private hospitals in

San Antonio with hybrid operating rooms (hybrid

ORs), which can be used by surgeons to perform

complex heart procedures.

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Methodist Healthcare was the first private hos-

pital to introduce the transcatheter aortic valve

replacement (TAVR) procedure in 2012 as a thera-

peutic, less invasive treatment option for patients

in their 70s, 80s and 90s who are not candidates

for more invasive open-heart surgery.

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At Methodist Heart Hospital, we offer an

award-winning program that features around-the-

clock in-house cardiologists. Patients entering the

emergency room with chest pain can be treated

with a balloon angioplasty within 30 minutes of

arrival.

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Methodist Texsan Hospital was the first hospital

in San Antonio to receive The Joint Commission’s

Gold Seal of Approval® for Chest Pain Certification

(see page 3).

Our system of hospitals at Methodist Heart also

has some of the most recognized programs in the

country, having received top honors by The Joint

Commission, the American Heart Association,

the Healthcare Colloquium and the National

Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR).

If you or someone you love is in need of cardiac

care, look up one of Methodist Heart’s doctors by

visiting DoctorSource, a physician referral service,

at

www.sahealth.com/physicians

, or call the

Methodist Healthcare HealthLine at

210-575-0355

or

800-333-7333

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