Services

Our focus at UTMB is to provide you with the best possible care. We call the system academic cardiology–the dynamic integration of research, patient care, and education. We deliver the most appropriate care in each and every case. This means that we do not perform unnecessary tests or procedures and that when intervention is necessary due to progression of the condition, we are swift to assist you with skill, compassion and great expertise.

The services we provide can be categorized in four broad categories:

Non-Invasive Cardiology, including general cardiology, cardiac imaging, consultative and inpatient cardiology;
Invasive and Interventional Cardiology, offering the state of the art care for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and chest pain;
Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and LVAD, offering comprehensive care for patients with weakened hearts; and
Heart Rhythm Center, offering a state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab and much more.

Below are additional services offered by the UTMB Health Division of Cardiology:

Cardiology list items

Cardiac Imaging Service

Transthoracic echocardiography
Transesophageal echocardiography
Three-dimensional echocardiography
Stress echocardiography
Dobutamine stress echocardiography
Adenosine nuclear perfusion scan
Cardiac CT angiography
Cardiac MR imaging

General Cardiology Services

Preventive cardiology
Consultative cardiology
Second opinion on complex cardiac diseases
Inpatient cardiology
Cardiac rehabilitation
Electrocardiography
Holter EKG
Event monitoring
Medical clearance prior to surgery

Heart Failure Service

Aquapheresis
Remote heart failure assessment
Right heart catheterization
Intraaortic balloon pump insertion
Impella insertion
Myocardial biopsy
Heart transplantation
Left ventricular assist device

Heart Rhythm Center Service

Pacemaker implantation
MRI-compatible (Revo) pacemaker implantation
Internal cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation
Remote pacemaker and ICD monitoring
Cardiac resynchronization device (CRT) implantation
Implantable loop recorder implantation
Tilt-table test
Electrophysiology test
Cardioversion
Supraventricular tachycardia ablation
Atrial-flutter ablation
Atrial-fibrillation ablation
Ventricular tachycardia ablation

Invasive and Interventional Cardiology Service

Right heart catheterization
Intraaortic balloon pump insertion
Impella insertion
LifeBridge extra-corporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) insertion
Intravascular ultrasound
Optical coherent tomography (OCT) of the coronary artery
Fractional flow reserve measurement
Balloon angioplasty
Stent implantation
Intervention of chronic total occlusion (CTO)
Intervention of in-stent restenosis (ISR)
Rotational atherectomy
Alcohol septal ablation
Atrial septal defect closure
Patent foramen ovale closure
Trans-septal catheterization
Foreign body removal
Coil embolization of arteriovenous fistula

Pediatric Cardiology Services

Pediatric Cardiology provides clinical services to children with suspected heart defects from birth to late adolescence
We also have a fetal cardiology program in collaboration with Maternal and Fetal Medicine that provides fetal echo cardiography and counseling to expectant mothers with suspected congenital heart defects
We continue to provide both inpatient and out-patient service to our patients at the UTMB campus as well as in League City
We provide most of necessary cardiac testing in out-patient setting (EKG, Echo, cardiac monitors and stress testing, etc.)
We provide telemedicine to referring physicians and hospitals
We are committed to teaching and training of our medical students and pediatric residents