The vascular program at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth recently performed Tarrant County’s first fenestrated abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, or FEVAR.
This endovascular procedure uses a specially designed graft with fenestrations to repair the aortic aneurysm while maintaining blood flow to other critical arteries. With options like FEVAR and other advanced aortic procedures, the hospital has the ability to care for aortic pathology from the aortic valve all the way to the iliac bifurcation.
Hear more from the patient involved in the first procedure and from Mohammad Alqaim, MD, MS, about how the hospital is leading the way in innovative aortic care for Fort Worth and the surrounding areas.
Valve Disorders Center provides streamlined, multidisciplinary care
By bringing together a dedicated team from multiple specialties, including cardiothoracic surgeons on the medical staff of Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth, patients with valve disorders get a comprehensive evaluation and access to innovative treatments in one place.
AIM HIGHer evaluates CCM in heart failure patients with higher EF
The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of implantable CCM therapy in those with symptomatic heart failure and an ejection fraction (EF) between 40 and 60%.
Center offers proactive approach to heart failure management
The Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Center at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth offers evaluation, management and treatment plans developed by experts from several specialties and disciplines, including access to advanced therapies.
Innovative approaches increase access to liver transplant for patients with low MELD scores
Historically, in any transplant program worldwide, patients had to be extremely sick and have a high Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to receive a liver transplant. However, often the MELD score does not represent how sick the patient truly is.