It works best if we can get it into the patient within two hours of the onset of the initial pain. Cardiology cases require about 20 per cent of the total effort at Seton's emergency room, although they make only about 10 per cent of the total number of patients. Once a patient's condition has been stabilized, the ER physician calls in a cardiologist to further evaluate the patient's condition. The ER physician is on the scene and I am at home. A lot of these patients are candidates for cardiac rehabilitation to better learn to deal with risk factors and to become more conditioned to new lifestyle patterns.
Prompt action saves lives and help assure a return to a normal lifestyle.
W.A. Robinson, Jr., M.D. Cardiology Austin Cardiology Consultants Native Texan W.A. Robinson, M.D., grew up in Ranger. He studied medicine and served an internship at Baylor College of Medicine. Later, he went to Vanderbilt University for his residency and cardiology fellowship. An avid sports fisherman and game bird hunter, he likes to include his three sons whenever possible. Sam Roberts, M.D. Emergency Medicine Specialist Third Coast Emergency Physicians Dr. Roberts studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.