Heart Health Center

When facing a heart problem, it’s important to go to doctors with the greatest depth of training and experience –right from the start.

At Heart Health Center, our physicians provide the full spectrum of heart care services. They offer many minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of heart disease — techniques that avoid the need for open heart surgery in many cases. All our physicians are board certified and have trained at renowned institutions throughout the country.

Heart Health Center has established a tradition of always being the leader in our area, introducing new state-of-the-art technology for the treatment and prevention of heart disease.

Technology We Introduced:

1978	First Coronary Angiogram in North Alabama
1979	First Dual Chamber Pacemaker Implantation in North Alabama
1984	First Coronary Angioplasty in North Alabama
1990	First Trans-Esophageal Echo in North Alabama
1991	First Electro-physiological Study in North Alabama
1991	First Directional Coronary Atherectomy in Northwest Alabama
1999	First Carotid Stent in North Alabama
2000	External Counterpulsation Treatment in North Alabama
2001	First Biventricular Pacemaker Implatation in Northwest Alabama
2007	First Toshiba 64-Slice CT in Region

Technology We Introduced:

1978

First Coronary Angiogram in North Alabama

1979

First Dual Chamber Pacemaker Implantation in North Alabama

1984

First Coronary Angioplasty in North Alabama

1990

First Trans-Esophageal Echo in North Alabama

1991

First Electro-physiological Study in North Alabama

1991

First Directional Coronary Atherectomy in Northwest Alabama

1999

First Carotid Stent in North Alabama

2000

External Counterpulsation Treatment in North Alabama

2001

First Biventricular Pacemaker Implatation in Northwest Alabama

2007

First Toshiba 64-Slice CT in Region