Heart & Vascular

Hendrick Cardiovascular Care

For more than 60 years, Hendrick Cardiovascular Care has delivered exceptional care to heart patients in Abilene, Brownwood and the surrounding area. At Hendrick, we combine high level physician expertise, years of medical experience and today’s most advanced technology treatments to provide a full range of services for patients, all in one location.

Our multidisciplinary team includes cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and specially trained nurses, technicians and therapists, all working together to provide patients access to cardiac care 24 hours a day. In addition, holter monitor application and removal service is provided remotely at Stephens Memorial Hospital, Haskell County Hospital and Stamford Memorial Hospital.

Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care Services

• Joint Commission’s Advanced Primary Heart Attack Center Certification - Hendrick Medical Center
• Level III Trauma Center
• Cardiac Interventional Care Unit
• Hybrid Cardiovascular Surgery Suite
• Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Diagnostic Lab
• Cardiac MRI
• Cardiac Cath Lab
• Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab
• Peripheral Arterial Disease Clinic
• Certified Cardiac Rehab Program
• Heart Failure Program
• AFib Program

Conditions Treated

Our wide-range of non-invasive tests assists the physician in diagnosing and treating a multitude of heart and vascular conditions including:

• Angina and Angina Pectoris (chest discomfort or pain)
• Aortic Disease
• Arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
• Arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeat or disruption in the heart’s electrical system)
• Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
• Atrial Flutter
• Atrial Tachycardia (rapid heartbeat originating in the atria)
• Cardiac Murmurs
• Cardiac Tamponade
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Failure
• Hypertensive Heart Disease (high blood pressure)
• Pericardial Disease (inflammation of the sac-like tissue surrounding the heart)
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Renal Artery Disease (narrowing of arteries that carry blood to kidneys)
• Stroke
• Transient Ischemic Attack
• Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
• Vascular Disease
• Valvular Disease
• Venous Insufficiency (failure of veins to adequately circulate blood)
• Ventricular Tachycardia (rapid heart rate derived from the ventricles)
• Ventricular Fibrillation (rapid, uncontrolled heartbeat causing the heart to quiver)