Doctor’s Second Opinion Fixed Alex’s Heart at Memorial Cardiac and Vascular Institute
At his wife’s request, Alex went to see a cardiologist as a preventive measure. He was shocked when he was told he needed coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Alex went to Memorial to see Dr. Juan Pastor-Cervantes, medical director of the cardiac catheterization lab, for a TotalHeart second opinion. Dr. Pastor-Cervantes conducted another stress test and found that only one blood vessel was in need of revascularization, and a stent was placed in Alex’s heart. The cardiac and vascular experts at Memorial helped Alex avoid an invasive heart surgery, and several months of recovery, and got him healthy and back to work the day after his procedure. To learn more about the TotalHeart care at Memorial, visit MemorialCardiac.com/TotalHeart.