The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth celebrated survivorship with joy, hope and fellowship at the ECMO Reunion on January 6. The event brought together ECMO patients and families from all over Texas to reunite with the physicians and staff members who made recovery possible.

ECMO technology provides advanced support for critically ill heart and lung patients, allowing time to recover or as a short-term bridge to transplant. Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth is one of only three locations within the Baylor Scott & White system that offers ECMO capabilities. Since the ECMO program began at the hospital, over 200 patients have received this life-changing support. 

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Since 2019, the Advanced Heart and Lung Disease Center at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth has offered a specialized approach to managing patients with heart failure. While the center provides options for heart failure in its most advanced stage, it also focuses on preventing the progression of the condition.

Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth is actively recruiting for a study of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) in a new group of heart failure patients. The AIM HIGHer 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%.

The Valve Disorders Center at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth offers streamlined access to experts in valve disease for physicians and their patients. 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.

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.