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During fiscal year 2024 , regional referrals to the Fort Worth campus increased as the reputation of the interventional cardiology program expanded . PCI continues to be the favored treatment option for patients with simple and complex ischemic cardiovascular disease . With advanced equipment and a broad complement of stents available , including the availability of the smallest drug-eluting stent at 2mm , interventional cardiologists on the medical staff collaborate closely with referring providers on the treatment options available for patients .
Over the course of the past few years , several interventional cardiology “ firsts ” have been celebrated at Baylor Scott & White — Fort Worth . One of the notable “ firsts ” includes being the first in Fort Worth and Tarrant County to use intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of severely calcified coronary artery plaque . Known as intravascular lithotripsy ( IVL ), the therapy is similar to the therapy used to break up kidney stones by using a balloon to deliver sonic pressure waves that can pass through soft arterial tissue to “ preferentially disrupt ” calcified plaque and optimize stent placement . This allows for a safer delivery of stents .
FORT WORTH CAMPUS CHEST PAIN - MI
Overall AMI performance composite
Overall defect free care
STEMI performance composite
US REGISTRY 90TH PERCENTILE
BSWHVH - FORT WORTH
99.0 % 99.3 %
93.1 % 95.1 %
99.5 % 99.7 %
BETTER OR EQUAL TO 90TH PERCENTILE
> 2,400 180 99.3 %
George Khammar , MD , FACC - Medical Director , Interventional Cardiology
Total cath lab cases ( FY24 )
Total number of AMIs ( FY24 )
Overall AMI performance composite
( FY24 )
Peripheral vascular and percutaneous peripheral intervention
The interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons on the medical staff share use of the cath labs for peripheral vascular and percutaneous peripheral intervention .
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital — Fort Worth | Interventional Cardiology
NSTEMI performance composite
Discharge AMI performance composite
Acute AMI performance composite
National Cardiovascular Database and Registry ( NCDR ) Source : R4Q through 2024 Q2
99.1 % 99.1 %
99.2 % 99.2 %
99.1 % 99.4 %
Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth has the Gold Seal from The Joint Commission for Chest Pain Certification . The program exceeds the high standards set forth by The Joint Commission .
Using the specialized fluoroscopy of the cath lab , peripheral vascular intervention ( PVI ) procedures are performed to help restore blood flow to the lower extremities . Percutaneous peripheral intervention ( PPI ) may also be performed in the cath lab . PPI is another treatment option for peripheral artery disease .
Regional STEMI program Tarrant and surrounding counties
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth has a robust regional STEMI program , collaborating with area free-standing emergency departments , urgent care centers and community hospitals to provide quick treatment for patients who experience a STEMI ( segment elevation myocardial infarction ). Patients are transported to the emergency department and directly admitted to the Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital — Fort Worth cath lab for rapid intervention .