The most innovative and comprehensive cardiac care in the Upstate can be found at the Heart & Vascular Institute of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center (GHS). Annually, more than 10,000 patients choose GHS for cardiac care.
Carolina Cardiology of Greenville Hospital System has the one of the largest groups of fellowship-trained cardiovascular specialists in South Carolina. Our experienced cardiac surgical group performs state-of-the-art heart surgery with outstanding outcomes.
Surgical treatment options include the following:
- Endarterectomy
- Beating heart surgery - a bypass surgery performed without heart/lung machines, which allows for faster recovery from surgery. GHS has also adapted a heart/lung machine to reduce the amount of blood required, with the same strong outcomes.
- Surgical Ventricle Restoration
- Mitral Valve Repair
- MAZE procedure to restore normal sinus rhythm: GHS cardiac surgeons perform both surgical MAZE and cautery MAZE techniques. GHS now offers the mini-MAZE procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Another core feature of the Heart & Vascular Institute includes the Chest Pain Center. Speed, both in diagnosing and treating heart attacks, is the top factor in heart attack survivability. Located in the Emergency Trauma Center at Greenville Memorial Hospital, the center streamlines diagnosis and treatment for those with chest pain or other warning signs of heart attack. The Chest Pain Center at has been recognized as being among the top 2 percent in the nation for outstanding performance during a recent reaccreditation survey by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC).
Greenville County EMS routes suspected heart attack patients to Greenville Memorial Chest Paint Center and around-the-clock catheterization lab. With time of the essence to prevent or limit damage from a heart attack, the center's target is to move patients from initial triage to balloon angioplasty (to open blocked arteries) in less than 90 minutes, well under the current national goal of 120 minutes.
One of the top cardiac rehabilitation and prevention programs in the country, HeartLife tailors medical treatment plans to the individual's specific health and fitness goals in order to help the patient prevent and potentially reverse heart disease. The program incorporates classes on diet, exercise, stress reduction and emotional well-being.
For more information on Greenville Hospital System Cardiac Services, please call 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636). For information on cardiologists, click here.