Cardiology
Cardiology is the medical treatment of diseases of the heart and parts of the circulatory system. Cardiologists are the doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating these conditions.
Cardiologists in San Antonio
We work to ensure that your heart remains strong so that you can too.
As an American College of Cardiology-accredited Chest Pain Center, Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is committed to providing you with expert-level cardiovascular care for a variety of conditions. We excel in advanced surgery for both cardiac and vascular complications, and also offer noninvasive care options whenever possible.
Cardiovascular conditions we treat
Our hospital offers a full spectrum of cardiovascular services that diagnose and treat the following conditions:
- Aortic and thoracic aneurysm
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Coronary artery disease
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Heart failure
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Venous insufficiency
Vascular services we offer
We are proud to offer innovative and advanced vascular treatments, including:
- Carotid artery stenting
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Decompression surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome
- Dialysis access creation and management
- Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
- Inferior vena cava (IVC) placement and removal
- Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
- Peripheral vascular angioplasty
- Peripheral vascular atherectomy
- Peripheral vascular bypass surgery
- Venous ablation
- Venous and arterial thrombolysis
Cardiac treatments and diagnostic services we provide
- Cardiac stress test
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan
- Coronary artery angioplasty or stent
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart catheterization
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement (ICD)
- Internal loop recorder (ILR) placement
- Nitrous oxide study
- Pericardiocentesis
- Permanent pacemaker placement (PPM)
- Tilt table study
- Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)