“I would probably say that has given us a second chance at life."
John Green was in the final stages of heart failure until a 90-minute procedure performed by Dr. Jim Melton changed everything. After maxing out on medication and in need of a heart transplant, a Barostim device was implanted, which sits on the carotid artery in the neck and stimulates the area that tells the body to regulate blood pressure.
We are proud to be the first surgery center to perform this revolutionary procedure in an outpatient setting!
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