For every heart condition or disease, a range of treatments can be considered. Cardiovascular care experts at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital will work with you to determine the best treatment option for you or a loved one.
Interventional treatments performed in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory include balloon angioplasty, placement of a stent, atherectomy (removal of plaque), implantation of a pacemaker, and more.
Treatment recommended by the Heart and Lung Treatment and Transplant Center may include lifestyle changes, medicines, device implantation, and surgery. Studies show that medicines also help improve your heart function and make it easier for you to exercise or perform physical activity.
The right treatment for arrhythmias depends on each person's condition and exact diagnosis. At the Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, treatment options range from drug therapy to implantable devices, radiofrequency ablation, and open heart surgery.
For some patients, the best options may be a heart transplant or the implantation of the HeartMate left ventricular assist device (VAD). HeartMate is known as a left ventricular assist device because it helps the left ventricle—the heart's main pumping chamber—circulate blood throughout the body.
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