LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Cardiology and Baptist Health Heart Institute in Little Rock recently opened the state’s first and only cardio-oncology clinic.
Under the leadership of Ramey Marshell, MD, and Stephen Greer, MD, FACC, this clinic focuses on preventing and managing cardiovascular complications among cancer survivors and patients battling the disease. Drs. Marshell and Greer created this clinic to form a collaborative relationship made up of a multidisciplinary team of cardiac and cancer specialists such as oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists and oncology pharmacists.
As cancer therapy has improved, there has been a dramatic increase in cancer-related survival. However, for some, this has come at the cost of either temporary or long-term adverse cardiovascular effects.
The Arkansas Cardiology Cardio-Oncology team offers a fully comprehensive service dedicated to the prevention and management of potential cardiomyopathy/heart failure, hypertensive disorders, cardiovascular complications, arrhythmias, conduction disorders, valvular disorders, myocardial inflammatory conditions and more.
For more information about the cardio-oncology clinic, located in Medical Towers II, Suite 600, at 9501 Baptist Health Drive, visit baptist-health.com or call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888-BAPTIST. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For 100 years, Baptist Health has delivered All Our Best in health care through Christian compassion and innovative services. Baptist Health is Arkansas’ most comprehensive health care organization with more than 250 points of access that include 11 hospitals; urgent care centers; a senior living community; over 100 primary and specialty care clinics; a college with studies in nursing and allied health; a graduate residency program; and access to virtual care anytime, anywhere. It is also the largest private not-for-profit health care organization based in Arkansas, providing care through the support of approximately 11,000 employees, groundbreaking treatments, renowned physicians and community outreach programs. For more information about Baptist Health, visit baptist-health.com, call Baptist Health HealthLine at 1-888-BAPTIST or download the myBaptistHealth app. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.