Ascension Seton Heart Specialty Care and Transplant Center

Ascension Seton Heart Specialty Care and Transplant Center in Austin, Texas, delivers care for clogged arteries, AFib, heart failure and more.

Heart specialty care and transplant services

At the Ascension Seton Heart Specialty Care and Transplant Center in Austin, Texas, our multidisciplinary care team is highly skilled in a wide range of complex and rare cardiovascular conditions. We work closely with your referring doctor and a network of cardiologists, surgeons, advanced practice providers, rare-disease nurse coordinators, cardiovascular dietitians, cardiovascular geneticists and social workers. Together, we help support you and your family throughout your care journey.

Our teams use advanced diagnostics, multimodality heart imaging, medication therapies and the latest minimally invasive surgical techniques to provide personalized care. We focus on helping you understand your condition and what to expect at each step of your treatment plan.

Advanced heart failure, VAD and heart transplant care

Advanced heart failure is a complex condition managed by a highly specialized care team with experience in medical therapies, ventricular assist devices (VADs) and heart transplant surgery.

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin is certified by The Joint Commission for its Ventricular Assist Device Program and holds Heart Transplant certification from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Our transplant team has nearly 40 years of experience restoring heart function and improving quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure. A dedicated transplant coordinator is available to support you and your family 24/7. Call 512-681-0500 for more information.

Our care team works together to determine the right treatment for you, which may include:

  • Continued medical management
  • Ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy
  • Heart transplant evaluation and surgery

Specialized care for rare and complex cardiovascular conditions

Cardiac Amyloidosis

Amyloidosis is a rare condition that can affect multiple organs, including the heart. Our team—featuring advanced heart failure cardiologists, neurologists, medical geneticists and oncologists—provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for AL amyloidosis and both hereditary and non-hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR).
Treatment options include stabilizing medications, gene-silencing therapies and heart transplant. Our clinic also participates in ongoing clinical trials to offer access to emerging therapies.

Cardiogenetics

We provide specialized cardiovascular evaluation and management for patients and families with inherited cardiovascular, muscular or metabolic conditions. Our cardiogenetics services include access to a medical genetics counselor and specialists in rare cardiomyopathies and advanced heart failure.

Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Working in collaboration with local pulmonologists and rheumatologists, our clinic provides coordinated evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for pulmonary sarcoidosis, isolated cardiac sarcoidosis and multisystem sarcoidosis.

Pericardial Disease

Our specialists diagnose and treat acute, subacute and chronic pericarditis. Treatment plans may include standard therapies and advanced options such as IL-1 inhibitors (steroid-sparing therapy).

Cardio-Oncology Support

In partnership with the Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Cardio-Oncology program, we support patients with cancer or cancer-related therapies who have advanced cardiovascular conditions such as heart failure.

Diagnostic and treatment services available

At Ascension Heart Specialty Care and Transplant Center and Ascension Texas Cardiovascular, we offer comprehensive diagnostic testing and advanced therapeutic services, including:

  • Electrocardiograms (EKG)
  • Multimodality cardiovascular imaging
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing
  • Cardiac catheterization for hemodynamic assessment and coronary disease
  • CardioMEMS™ placement and remote monitoring
  • Cardiac biopsy
  • Durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement and management
  • Heart transplant evaluation and long-term management

Heart failure resources

Clinical trial research

The Ascension Seton Clinical Research team includes experienced clinical trial specialists dedicated to advancing treatments for coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, arrhythmia and cardiovascular prevention. Since 2010, our researchers have worked to uphold the highest standards in clinical trial coordination and academic leadership.

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Satellite clinic locations

For your convenience, our specialty care providers offer monthly satellite clinic appointments across Central Texas. These locations allow you to receive advanced cardiovascular and transplant-related care closer to home, while maintaining coordinated access to our full Heart Specialty Care and Transplant Center team in the heart of Austin.

Satellite clinic locations include:

Ascension Texas Cardiovascular - Hays
1180 Seton Pkwy #450
Kyle, TX 78640

Ascension Texas Cardiovascular - Williamson
301 Seton Pkwy #302
Round Rock, TX 78665

Ascension Medical Group Providence Cardiovascular Clinic
405 Londonderry Dr #310
Waco, TX 76712

Texas Cardiovascular - Bastrop
630 State Highway 71 D
Bastrop, TX 78602