Cardiology

Medical City Healthcare hospitals are equipped and staffed to provide 24/7 cardiology care.

During a severe cardiac event, such as a heart attack, every minute counts. From the moment you arrive in our ER to the time your blockage is cleared in the catheterization lab, rapid action is key to improving survival and recovery. We prioritize achieving excellent door-to-balloon times, a critical measure in heart attack care.

Advances in diagnostic cardiac catheterization technologies and minimally invasive interventional procedures are also helping people get treatment before a heart attack occurs, leading to faster recovery and a quicker return to active living.

Find a heart specialist or call (844) 671-4204.

No matter how complex your cardiac care needs are, the Medical City Healthcare network has fellowship-trained cardiovascular surgeons and specialists who perform a variety of advanced heart and vascular surgeries.

Medical City Healthcare offers a heart transplant program through Medical City Heart Hospital. After medication and heart assistive therapies have been exhausted, a heart transplant may be the best treatment option. Our full-service program takes you from evaluation and eligibility through transplantation surgery and recovery.

After a cardiac event, such as a heart attack or heart surgery, our patients have access to comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation services led by skilled cardiac rehab specialists. Our program includes cardiac physical therapy, supervised exercise sessions, nutritional counseling and personalized education to support your recovery. With these resources, we help patients safely rebuild strength, improve heart function and maintain lifelong heart health.

Assess your heart risk

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. While symptoms vary widely for men and women, most heart attack sufferers had no previous symptoms, which is why it is crucial to know your personal risk factors and take the necessary steps to reduce them.

Take Our Online Heart Risk Assessment

Know your numbers

While most types of heart disease are congenital (present at birth) and passed along from one generation to the next, the more common forms are largely linked to lifestyle choices.

Heart disease can develop gradually, with symptoms that may go unnoticed until it has progressed significantly. You can help protect you heart by staying active, choosing nutritious foods and regularly monitoring these vita numbers:

• Body mass index (BMI): A high BMI usually points to excess body weight, which makes your heart pump harder to circulate blood. A BMI between 25 and 29.9 indicates you may be overweight and a BMI of 30 or more is classified as obese.
• Total cholesterol and high-density lipoproteins (HDL): A greater total cholesterol level is less than 200. If your total level is 240 or more, you are at an increased risk for heart disease. You may also want to monitor your HDL level, which is recommend to be 50 or more. If it is less than 40, you are at a higher risk for heart disease.
• Blood sugar: Excess unconverted sugar in the bloodstream forces the heart to work harder, putting extra strain on the muscle. A blood sugar level above 126 may indicate diabetes.
• Blood pressure: High blood pressure means your heart is working harder than normal to move blood through your body. A healthy blood pressure is below 120 and less than 80. Readings between 120 to 129 and less than 80 are considered elevated, while consistent readings greater than 130 or 80 indicate hypertension.