About Texas Heart & Vascular

According to the American Heart Association, millions of Americans are living with heart failure, with hundreds of thousands of new cases diagnosed every year. While some people are able to manage their heart failure with medication and other therapies, others experience advanced heart failure that significantly affects their quality of life.

This is why Texas Heart and Vascular created the Advanced Cardiac Care Center. Our team of cardiologists and nurse practitioners works closely with patients throughout the course of their treatment, from screening and diagnosis through treatment and their return to everyday activities. We are leaders in minimally invasive treatment options and personalized care for our patients. We take a holistic approach to care and when needed have referral sources for diabetes educators, nutritionists and social workers and other ancillary care specialties.

Conditions we treat:

• Complex heart failure
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Infiltrative cardiomyopathy
• Advanced heart failure requiring Inotropic support
• Implant and management of heart failure devices including CardioMEMS/CCM/Barostim

With over 40+ years of combined experience, our team is uniquely equipped to treat patients with various stages of heart disease. Our center is an extension of heart failure care for patients and we work collaboratively with patients’ physicians throughout Austin and beyond.

Treatments offered:

• Shared care left ventricular assist device
• Advanced heart failure management
• Advanced arrhythmia management
• Inotrope management
• CardioMEMS
• Barostim
• CCM
• Pulmonary hypertension – including parental treatment

In-office testing and evaluation including:

• EKG
• 6MWT
• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
• Minnesota quality of life survey
• Mini-nutritional assessment
• Device interrogation/reprogramming
• Medication administration (IV Lasix, electrolyte replacement, anti-hypertensives)
• In-office blood draws
• Iron infusions
• IV fluid administration