Vital Heart & Vein

As we celebrate Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our great country. Let us never forget their valor and dedication. We are forever thankful.

It was an honor to have Dr. Khaled Khalaf, Interventional Cardiologist, represent Vital Heart & Vein and HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood as a keynote speaker at the Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular HCA Healthcare TAVR Summit 2024. Renowned physicians from across the nation gathered for a remarkable discussion on the latest data and advancements in structural heart disease technology????. We are proud to have Dr. Khalaf on our Vital Heart & Vein team helping us continue to lead the fight to beat heart disease!

As we celebrate National Nurse’s Week, we would like to take a moment to recognize our amazing team of nurses.?Your unwavering commitment, compassion and expertise to provide care to our patients is sincerely appreciated. On behalf of the entire organization, we would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to our incredible nurses for all that you do for our patients and our team!

Congratulations to Dr. Rick Ganim, Interventional Cardiologist, and our Vital Heart & Vein cath lab team for performing the 1st FFRangio Case and becoming the first Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) in Texas to do so! CathWorks is a medical technology company focused on applying its advanced computational science platform to optimize Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) therapy decisions and elevate coronary angiography from visual assessment to an objective FFR-based decision-making tool for physicians. FFR-guided PCI decision-making is proven to provide significant clinical benefits for patients with coronary artery disease and economic benefits for patients and payers. Our focus today is specifically on bringing the CathWorks FFRangio? System to market to provide quick, precise, and objective intraprocedural wire-free FFR guidance that is practical for every case. Vital Heart & Vein is proud to partner with CathWorks and Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular as they continue to transform how cardiovascular disease is diagnosed and treated. Dr. Rick Ganim, we are blessed to have you on our team leading the way in beating heart disease!

Today, and every day, we honor our doctors with a heartfelt thank you for their tireless efforts and significant contributions. We value the remarkable dedication our physicians demonstrate, both to our patients and our team. The physicians at Vital Heart & Vein stand out as an exceptional and unique group. We’re immensely grateful for everything you do! Wishing you a wonderful Doctor’s Day!

Vital Heart & Vein’s Dr. Khaled Khalaf, Interventional Cardiologist, speaks today, Thursday, Feb 22nd, at 5 pm EST, about Barostim’s therapy for heart failure symptoms. You can learn more about Barostim, a breakthrough treatment that increases exercise capacity and improves the quality of life when medications are insufficient. In this 1-hour live event, Dr. Khaled Khalaf explains how Barostim works, who can benefit, and answers questions live from the audience. Our Vital Heart & Vein team is always steps ahead to provide you with the latest technological advancements that help you live your life to the fullest. Sign up here www.cvrx.com/events/

Please help us welcome Dr. David Luke to the Vital Heart & Vein team! Dr. Luke attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. Subsequently, he completed his residency at the University of Southern California, where he was honored as Cardiology Fellow of the Year and served as Chief Cardiology Fellow. Following this, Dr. Luke pursued further specialization, completing his Cardiology fellowship at California Pacific Medical Center and his Interventional Cardiology fellowship at Loyola University in Chicago. Dr. Luke is board-certified and brings passion and experience to our Interventional Cardiology team. Dr. Luke is now seeing patients in our Vital Heart & Vein West Houston and Sugar Land locations. We are thrilled to have Dr. Luke join our team!

This week, we honor the incredible phlebotomists who play a vital role in patient care every day. From skillfully drawing blood to providing our patients with exceptional care, your dedication and expertise make a difference every day! Thank you for your unwavering commitment to excellence and your compassionate service to our patients. We are grateful for all that you do!

In honor of National Women Physicians Day on February 3, we proudly recognize our esteemed Vital Heart & Vein female colleagues: Cardiologists: Dr. Marcy Lim, Dr. Armita Atashband, Dr. Natasha Iliskovic, and Dr. Cindy John Vascular Surgeon: Dr. Maria Codreanu Interventional Cardiologist: Dr. Amanda Trang Cardiac Electrophysiologist: Dr. Mary Lim-Fung Foot & Ankle Surgeon / Podiatrist: Dr. Bailey Griffin We are honored and proud to have such incredible women physicians who are outstanding in their fields. Thank you for providing exceptional care to our Vital Heart & Vein patients as we lead the way to beat heart disease!

February is American Heart Month and Vital Heart & Vein is doing our part to highlight initiatives to build awareness regarding heart disease! Friday, we joined the nation in celebrating Go Red for Women. Our teams across the greater Houston region proudly wore red to show our support and bring awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Vital Heart & Vein is known for providing exceptional care to patients and leading the way in beating heart disease!