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January 2019

Baylor Scott & White Health: A collaborative team is the heart of this heart hospital

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano|Heart and Vascular|Service Updates

At Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano, a team of physicians and healthcare professionals work together in a multidisciplinary way to provide quality outcomes for their patients. These teams can include cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, nurse practitioners, radiologists, gerontologists, intensivists, hospitalists, pulmonologists, neurologists, research coordinators, social workers, chaplains, dietary teams, and pharmacologists — all working together to provide quality patient care.

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May 2018

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital — Plano Performs First Endovascular Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection in the Region​

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano|Cardiovascular IQ|Heart and Vascular|Service Updates

The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is currently the only hospital in North Texas offering the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE) as part of a pivotal study to evaluate its safety and efficacy. The TBE device is the first of its kind – designed for the endovascular treatment of aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta lesions in patients who are high risk for traditional surgery.

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May 2018

Study Offers Endovascular Approach for Lesions of the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano|Cardiovascular IQ|Service Updates

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano is currently the only hospital in North Texas offering the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis (TBE) as part of a pivotal study to evaluate its safety and efficacy. The TBE device is the first of its kind – designed for the endovascular treatment of aortic arch and descending thoracic aorta lesions in patients who are high risk for traditional surgery.

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May 2018

Dedicated Aortic Center Supports High Volumes and Quality ​

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano|Cardiovascular IQ|Service Updates

Over the last several years, the aortic surgery program at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano has grown into a high-volume Aortic Center with a reputation as a leader in the care of diseases of the aorta – across the state and beyond. With that growth has come access to innovative trials, advanced technology and, most importantly, quality outcomes.

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May 2018

WISCR Study Uses Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Wounds

Cardiovascular IQ|Heart and Vascular|Research|Service Updates

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano is playing a key role in developing a first-of-its-kind wound imaging device equipped with artificial intelligence to noninvasively evaluate wounds and chronically ischemic limbs. The WISCR (Wound Imaging System to Collect Clinical References) study is collecting wound images and data to further develop the DeepView Wound Imaging System device.

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