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Heart & Vascular

The heart’s functioning affects the entire body, meaning that when an issue facing the heart occurs, specialized care is needed to keep it pumping. That specialty cardiology care can be found right here—close to home.

Unparalleled Heart & Vascular Care: Expertise Beyond Compare

At West Tennessee Healthcare Heart and Vascular, we provide complete, whole-heart care for everything from everyday heart health to the most complex conditions. Our board-certified, nationally trained specialists treat heart failure, heart attack, stroke, heart murmurs, arrhythmias, and more, using advanced technology and proven treatments. Whether you need preventive care, early diagnosis, or specialized procedures, our team delivers expert and compassionate support designed to protect your heart and improve your quality of life.

Protect Your Heart with Advanced, Easy-to-Access Heart & Vascular Care

Your heart health matters, and early detection can make all the difference. West Tennessee Healthcare offers simple, advanced, and patient-focused heart & vascular testing to help you understand your risks and get answers quickly. From non-invasive imaging to minimally invasive catheterization and electrophysiology procedures, our team provides the care you need to diagnose problems early and treat them effectively, so you can stay healthy, active, and confident.

West Tennessee’s First Choice for Cardiology Care

Cardiovascular care is one area of health care that's continually evolving and innovating. At West Tennessee Healthcare, we pride ourselves on staying ahead of the curve:

Accredited as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services

  • The first in the state to perform robotic percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) using the Corindus Vascular Robotics system
  • Accredited as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation Services
  • Received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® for STEMI and NSTEMI
  • Received the Platinum Performance designation from the Chest Pain – MI Registry™
  • Maintain a 30-day readmission rate for both heart attacks and heart failure much lower than the national average
  • Among the leaders in the state in open-heart surgeries, having performed nearly 20,000 procedures since the center opened
  • One of the earliest hospitals in the region to perform transcatheter aortic valve transplants
  • The first in the region to perform trans carotid artery revascularization, a procedure which greatly reduces the risk of stroke during revascularization
  • First Tennessee Partner Community for Avive Solutions, Inc.’s 4-Minute City (4MC) Program, which brings a first of it’s kind software system designed to improve response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) emergencies.
  • Jackson-Madison County General Hospital has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
  • Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designation

What's New

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Maryam Saleem, MD, Joins West Tennessee Medical Group

JACKSON, TN (September 8, 2025) – West Tennessee Medical Group welcomes Maryam Saleem, MD, to her new medical practice at West Tennessee Medical Group Cardiology.   Dr. Saleem joins the experienced West Tennessee Medical Group Cardiology team, where she will provide...
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Make Heart Health a Family Affair

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among Americans. What many don’t realize is that the foundation for good heart health begins early in life. “Healthy lifestyle habits that are cultivated early in life are more likely to stick...
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