"We wanted to be part of an institution that was committed to being on the forefront of cardiovascular care both clinical and investigational. As physicians we want to be able to tell our patients with confidence that they will not be able to receive care anywhere in the city or region as good as they will receive at VHVI."
–Mark Robbins, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology
Unique Services
The following are some of our unique services that we believe truly redefine the scope of cardiovascular care:
In the area of Cardiac Imaging:
- Dedicated Cardiac MRI
- Combined SPECT-CT Scanning
- Enhanced Rubidium Nuclear Scanning for Increased Sensitivity
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In the area of MI Network:
- Establishment of an Acute Myocardial Infarction network to provide a regional resource for patients in middle Tennessee
- Door-to-Balloon Time
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In the area of Cardiac Surgery:
- Hybrid OR Approach to Complex Coronary Disease
- Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
- Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery
- Pump Supported High Risk Angioplasty
- Percutaneous Perivalvular Leak Closure
- Mitral and Aortic Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Percutaneous Valves Procedures
- Acute Aortic Dissection
- Pulmonary Embolism
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In the area of Vascular:
- Integrated Vascular Medicine Program
- Endovascular Procedures
- In the area of Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplantation:
- Cardiac Resynchronization
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Bridging to Transplantation
- Tandem Heart Program
- Arrhythmia Advanced ICD Programming to Reduce ICD Shocks
- Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation
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Other Areas of Unique Expertise:
- Septal Alcohol Ablation for Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Percutaneous Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
- Stem Cell Therapy for Acute MI
- Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion (CTO) Intervention/Retrograde Approach
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