Staffing
Staffing includes at least three personnel per room consisting of registered nurses, radiological technicians and cardiovascular invasive specialists. Their roles include charting, driving and circulating the cases. Additional staff members are added depending on difficulty of case or acuity of patient. All staff are required to maintain appropriate licensure.
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
- AAA endovascular repair
- Ablation therapy
- Angiojet
- Angioplasty
- AO graft
- ASD/VSD repair
- Brachytherapy
- Cardioversion
- Carotid angiography and stenting
- Cerebral angiogram
- Coil embolization
- Diagnostic catheterization and pressure measurement
- Electrophysiolgy studies
- Laser
- Pacemaker and AICD implants
- Peripheral angiography and stenting
- Rotablator
- Stent placement
- Valvuloplasty
Hours
The Cardiac Cath Lab is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on call for emergency cases. On-call staff can be reached through the page operator at 713-704-4284.
Location
The Cardiac Cath Lab is located on the ground floor of Hermann Pavilion.
Scheduling
To schedule a patient, call 713-704-2360. Our staff will make your patients’ reservations and call them the day before the procedure to ensure their needs are considered and their questions answered.
President
Bush Center for Cardiovascular Health
The President Bush
Center for Cardiovascular Health provides adults and children with
comprehensive services for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart
disease.
The center focuses on education about diet and nutrition, exercise,
and stress; rehabilitation; and genetic research.
An 11-bed pre-procedure and recovery unit next to the labs allows patients
to be admitted directly to the lab, have their procedure and be discharged
from the same area.
Patients and their families benefit from the personalized attention and
continuity of care provided in this specialized unit. Should the patient
require an overnight stay, Memorial Hermann has dedicated critical care
units specializing in cardiac care.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
One in five Americans has some form of heart disease, which is why heart and vascular care is a priority for the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute-TMC. Whether a patient has had a heart attack, bypass surgery, angioplasty or valve replacement, or has angina, congestive heart failure or any other cardiac-related illness, they can benefit from our cardiac rehabilitation program. Our goal is to help people with heart disease participate actively and confidently in their own recovery so they can return, as much as possible, to the life they enjoyed before heart disease.
Our cardiac rehabilitation program is a three-phase, multidimensional, medically supervised program designed to help patients recover as quickly as possible from heart disease. With a comprehensive focus on exercise, education and lifestyle change, the program is designed to improve overall physical and mental functioning.
Patients benefit through active and confident participation in their own recovery. A specialized team of physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists, nutritionists and other healthcare professionals oversee patient progress in individualized programs that include:
- Telemetry-monitored exercise sessions
- Cardiac education
- Nutritional counseling
- Stress-management consultations
- Smoking cessation classes
- CPR training
Program Goals
- Partner with cardiac patients, teaching them how to reduce their risk factors to prevent the progression of heart disease
- Help patients develop strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance through an individualized exercise program
- Help patients regain confidence to resume normal activities of daily living
- Improve overall quality of life during recovery from heart disease
Benefits
Patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program following heart surgery or a diagnosis of heart disease tend to have better outcomes in managing their condition. Benefits may include:
- Lower blood pressure
- Less need for medications
- Quicker return to work and normal living
- More physical strength and improved condition
- Slowed development or reversal of hardening of the arteries
- Decreased risk of heart attack
- Relief from fear and anxiety
- Improved stress management
- Weight loss over time
Program Overview
Cardiac rehabilitation at Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute-TMC involves three phases:
PHASE I. The inpatient phase begins on admission to the hospital following a cardiac event or immediately following surgery. Patients are assisted as they begin ambulation. They learn about heart disease, how to modify their risk factors and ways to return to an optimal level of functioning following acute treatment.
PHASE II. Cardiac rehab is a 12-week, 36-session, individualized outpatient program that begins immediately after discharge from the hospital. Telemetry-monitored exercise, cardiac education, nutrition, stress management, smoking cessation classes and CPR training are all part of Phase II. Patients are asked to take treadmill stress tests before beginning the program and upon completion to help develop a comprehensive exercise plan and evaluate its effectiveness.
PHASE III. Our maintenance program helps patients continue lifestyle modifications through a monitored exercise program. People who are at high risk of heart disease, but have not had a cardiac event, may also enroll in this part of the program.
Hours
Our outpatient cardiac rehab sessions are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 60 to 90 minutes. Patients may select various class times ranging from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
To Schedule a Patient
A physician referral is required for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation. To refer a patient, call 713-704-5182.
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