Patient Stories: Heart

Memorial Hermann is one of the world’s leading providers of cardiovascular care, performing more than 50,000 heart procedures annually. This means our patients have access to heart specialists with extensive training and experience in the complete range of cardiac treatments, from interventional cardiology to electrophysiology to complex robotic-assisted procedures.

A dynamic team of cardiologists, surgeons and clinicians work together to develop the most effective treatment plans for our patients. Specially trained nurses, nutritionists and cardiac rehab therapists support physicians and assist patients through recovery and healing. We emphasize nutrition counseling, exercise programs and smoking cessation plans for our heart patients.

But, we believe our patients are the best advocates for what we do.
We are sharing our heart and vascular patient stories to provide a learning opportunity for others.

Thank you to our patients for sharing their stories.

• Heart & Vascular Institute-Memorial City
• Heart & Vascular Institute-Southwest
• Heart & Vascular Institute-Texas Medical Center
• Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Heart & Vascular Institute-Memorial City
Gerry, Heart Bypass After a recommendation from a friend who heard about robotic-assisted surgery during a local radio show, Gerry’s recovery from a heart bypass was nearly painless. Watch Gerry's story. [Video]
	Margaret, Blocked Artery If At First You Don’t Succeed Second time’s a charm in healing heart defect
Melvin, Bypass Surgery In a Heartbeat Surgery, rehab helped put me on the road to recovery

Heart & Vascular Institute-Southwest

John, Blocked Artery An Insider’s View The coronary care staff was all I expected... and more

Philamena, Bypass Surgery Lack of Symptoms Surprised Active Heart Association Volunteer

Heart & Vascular Institute-Texas Medical Center
Anthony, Ventricular Tachycardia From Zero to a 60-Second Freefall: Catheter RFA Changes a Ventricular Tachycardia Patient's Life
Janice, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Surgeons combine techniques to treat extensive aortic aneurysms An innovative physician team at Memorial Hermann-TMC successfully treated Janice with a single operation.
	Leona, Mitral Valve Regurgitation Cardiologist Performs Innovative Mitral Valve Repair During Phase II Evalve Trial
Phoebe, Heart Defect Saved By a Stroke My stroke was a blessing in disguise
	Robert and Rosa, Blocked Arteries Lasers put patients back on their feet at Memorial Hermann-TMC Read their stories.
	Ruben, Coronary Artery Disease Innovative New Tool Supports Heart Function While Physician Repairs Arteries with Stent Implants