Clinical Facilities

The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery has an affiliate arrangement with the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, where the surgical procedures are performed.
The Institute features a continuum of heart and vascular care including complete cardiothoracic and vascular surgery facilities, a chest pain center, invasive and non-invasive cardiology and peripheral intervention services, and cardiac rehab.

The Institute, which opened in March 2008, is the state's most modern heart facility. The 230,000 square-foot facility houses 147 patient beds, including a 20-bed short-stay unit, a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, a Cardiology Care Unit and six cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs, as well as access to 11 VIP suites with hotel services and library area.

Heart specialties include:

• Diagnosis & Prevention
• Weatherhead PET Center
• President Bush Center for Cardiovascular Care
• Cardiovascular surgery, including abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAA), endovascular, robotic-assisted surgery and varicose vein treatment
• Interventional treatment program
• Cardiac catheterization labs
• Electrophysiology
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Clinical trials to research promising treatments

Successes and resources of the Institute include:

• The Weatherhead PET Center, the first and only institution in the world dedicated to preventing and reversing coronary heart disease
• The first center in the world to perform robotic reconstructive aortic surgery
• The first hospital in Texas to give patients clot dissolving drugs to stop heart attacks
• Houston's first preventive cardiology training program
• Site for the foundation of nuclear cardiology
• The first hospital in Texas to offer cardiac risk screening designed specifically for women

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