Your cardiologist is your primary heart doctor
Cardiologists at Ascension Texas Cardiovascular - Smithville Cardiology in Smithville, Texas, are specially trained in the latest heart and vascular testing, treatment and procedures to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease. If you need advanced surgical care or other specialized heart care, you are connected to heart care that’s right for you.
Personalized care starts with a collaborative conversation. Talk with your cardiologist about new symptoms, health history, managing medications and risk for heart disease. Your care team coordinates any heart tests, diagnostics and treatments, and monitors your heart care to help prevent more serious conditions such as heart attack and stroke. Some of our cardiologists are also interventional cardiologists and perform minimally invasive heart procedures such as angioplasty and stent placement to open clogged arteries. And if advanced surgery is part of your care plan, your cardiologist will connect you with a cardiovascular surgeon.
If your care requires imaging, lab testing, or pharmacy support, we help connect the dots for you. Imaging tests, cholesterol tests, heart enzyme blood tests, EKG, and blood pressure monitoring help your doctor diagnose heart disease — irregular heartbeat, leaky heart valve, clogged coronary artery, and more.
Specialty care for AFib and other heart rhythm disorders
When you choose a cardiologist at Ascension Texas Cardiovascular you get specialty care for arrhythmia and other heart rhythm disorders. Your doctor can diagnose and treat AFib (atrial fibrillation). Having AFib increases your risk for a stroke or transient ischemic attack (also called a TIA or mini-stroke). If you have AFib, your doctor may refer you to an electrophysiologist and may recommend cardioversion, ablation, cardiac resynchronization technology (CRT) or a WATCHMAN™ device, to help regulate your heartbeat.
Advanced heart and vascular care, close to home
As your heart care needs change, your cardiologist connects you to the right specialists. Your team of doctors and your care plan is customized for your needs and may include various specialists and advanced therapeutics, surgery and rehabilitation. Your doctors are part of a team of cardiovascular specialists, surgeons and care teams that deliver treatments, including:
- Anticoagulation therapy
- Cardiac artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Heart failure management
- Heart transplant surgery and ventricular assist devices (VAD)
- Implantable pacemakers and defibrillators
- Implantable loop recorder for long-term heart rhythm monitoring
- Medication management
- Pulmonary hypertension management
- Structural heart cardiothoracic surgery
- Valve repair or replacement, TAVR and MitraClip™
- Vascular surgery, aortic aneurysm and blood clots
If you are experiencing chest pain, especially in combination with jaw or arm pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting or difficulty breathing, you might be having a heart attack. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room right away. All registered marks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.