Accredited chest pain center
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is the Upper Cumberland only accredited chest pain center with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention, commonly known as coronary angioplasty).
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Emergency cardiac services
Heart attacks can happen suddenly.
24-hour emergency cardiac services
Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, specially trained anesthesiologists, experts in perfusion (the delicate operation of the heart-lung machine), specially trained nursing staff and other support staff are always on-call and work together as a highly-skilled and committed team.
Code STEMI
Cookeville Regional led an effort in the region around the treatment of heart attack patients that is ahead of most other communities in the nation. The cardiologists have worked diligently with area EMS teams on a protocol called “Code STEMI” that allows an EMS team to diagnose a STEMI heart attack in the field, and thereby initiate the “Code STEMI” protocol. When initiated, the “Code STEMI” protocol calls for the cardiac catheterization team and interventional cardiologist to be waiting and ready to treat as soon as the patient arrives. With this process in place, the Heart and Vascular Center has achieved an average of 56 minutes for their door-to-balloon time — well below the recognized gold standard of 90 minutes.
What are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack?
CardioMEMS is an implantable, wireless pulmonary artery pressure sensor that functions as an alert system for heart failure disease progression, helping to prevent hospitalization.
By measuring the pressure in the pulmonary artery, which is a crucial factor in hemodynamic congestion, the device offers real-time notifications to cardiologists of any changes in a patient’s condition. This feature, combined with secure data access, enables personalized patient management and proactive interventions.
The sensor is implanted permanently in the distal pulmonary artery using a safe right heart catheterization procedure and provides continuous measurement of pulmonary artery pressure. These readings are wirelessly transmitted to a secure website, facilitating easy and convenient review by clinicians.
