Advanced Heart and Cardiac Care at Valley Baptist

Advanced Heart Care Close to Home

Whether you’ve already suffered a heart attack, are worried about your heart attack risk or maybe you’re just beginning to notice that climbing the stairs is making your chest feel tight, Valley Baptist has the resources available to help. The cardiovascular specialists at Valley Baptist can quickly diagnose and treat your heart, helping you catch problems early on and providing important tools and skills for your heart’s health.

Our Diagnostic Services

Cardiac ultrasound
Cardiac and vascular screening
Cardiac stress testing
Electrocardiogram (EKG) testing
Invasive cardiac procedures
Vascular ultrasound

Our Heart Care Treatments and Procedures

Cardiac catheterization labs
Stroke care
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) treatment
Electrophysiology
Open-heart surgery program

Cardiovascular Services

Find a Cardiologist

Find a cardiologist at Valley Baptist Health System in Brownsville, TX or Harlingen, TX.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Our specialists can help you keep your heart healthy through our medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation program.

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Valley Baptist's Vascular Surgeons & Vein Specialists treat Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Stroke and more.

Cardiovascular Classes & Events

Find heart health events, educational classes and more.

Cardiovascular Success Stories

View the Heart Care Success Stories at Valley Baptist Hospitals

Cardiovascular Healthy Living

Valley Baptist Health provides helpful heart health articles and tips to keep you in the know on trending cardiovascular...

Cardiology Resources

We have many resources for your health journey, including a free online heart health quiz to help assess your risks.

Cardiac Catheterization

In 1977, Valley Baptist opened its first cardiac cath lab where angioplasty and stent-insertion procedures take place. That was followed by the Rio Grande Valley’s first open-heart surgical suite, and a second cath lab — an Electrophysiology lab for patients with arrhythmia. Today, Valley Baptist is home to five catheterization suites, including technology that uses multiple images for a more precise view of the heart.

Our cardiac catheterization services include:

Pacemaker placement
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Coronary stenting
Rotablator
Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA)
Cardioversion
Internal automatic cardiac defibrillator placement
Impella® heart pump procedure

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen offers a cardiac rehabilitation program with nurses to monitor your progress, and an educational component to help keep you on track. This formal exercise care plan can help get you back in action after a heart attack or heart surgery. Our programs are well established: the cardiac rehab inpatient program started in 1979, and our outpatient program followed shortly thereafter in 1982.