welcome President and Chief Executive Officer Nancy Howell Agee CARILION CLINIC 1906 Belleview Avenue P.O. Box 13367 Roanoke, VA 24033 540-981-7000 Vice President, Strategic Development Shirley Holland Senior Director, Marketing Mike Dame Brand Manager Linda Staley Editor Paula Byron
IN 1899, THE YEAR CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED, William McKinley was in the White House, the Alaska Gold Rush was on, and the word “automobile” saw print for the first time. Back then, cardiology was rudimentary at best. Although the invention of the first electrocardiogram was only four years away, many key cardiac treatments—from blood thinners to stents to angioplasty—were decades into the future. By the time HeartNet of the Virginias was formed 90 years later, the fields of cardiology and cardiac surgery had made dramatic advances. Even so, it’s easy to marvel at the technical limitations cardiologists faced even a quarter century ago, at the founding of HeartNet. But with the ever-accelerating pace of discovery, the timeline of our astonishment is shortening. Can you believe, two years ago, that we weren’t doing transcatheter aortic valve replacements? Or that this past winter we didn’t have defibrillators that never touched the heart? Or just a few months ago we had never developed a custom tricuspid valve? Why is Carilion Clinic so focused on constantly improving the technologies and treatments we embrace? In everything we do, our mission is excellence in caring for the patient. This special publication celebrates the 25th anniversary of an important aid in ensuring that excellence of care: HeartNet. In these pages, we’re also tracing our progression through the past and detailing our acceleration into the future of cardiac treatment. With heart disease the leading killer in the United States, Carilion remains committed not only to providing the newest, most innovative, and most effective treatments for cardiovascular disease, but also to preventing that disease in the first place.
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Designer Laura McFadden Printing Chocklett Press Special thanks to Soufian AlMahameed, M.D.; W. Scott Arnold, M.D.; Joseph Baker, M.D.; Jason Foerst, M.D.; Paul Frantz, M.D.; Gordon Garrett; Cathy Jennings, D.N.P., R.N.; Melanie Johnson, R.N.; Laura Markowski; Andrew, Connor, Drew, and Lisa McCauley; Page Pace; Maureen Robb; Joseph Rowe, III, M.D.; David Sane, M.D.; and Philip Shiner, M.D.
CARILIONCLINIC.ORG | 800-422-8482 Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Roanoke, Virginia. Through our comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and specialty physician practices, and other complementary services, we work together to provide quality care close to home for nearly one million Virginians. With an enduring commitment to the health of our region, we also seek to advance care through medical education and research to help our community stay healthy and inspire our region to grow stronger. © Copyright 2014 by Carilion Clinic. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from Carilion Clinic. Articles in this publication are written by journalists or authors who strive to present reliable, up-to-date health information. However, personal decisions regarding health, finance, exercise, and other matters should be made only after consultation with the reader’s physician or professional advisor. All editorial rights reserved. Opinions expressed herein may or may not reflect the views of Carilion Clinic.
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