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According to the American College of Cardiology, if the heart is in distress for longer than 90 minutes, heart muscle and other organs can become damaged beyond repair. The great news is, the doctors at Cookeville Regional are now beating the national standard by 47 mins by averaging only 43 minutes to stop a heart attack from the time the patient enters the hospital (To see how, click here)
Eugene Marquette, an 83-year-old arine and Vietnam veteran who practices criminal law, felt incredibly weak when he came to the Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Center at Cookeville Regional following triple bypass surgery. (Read Full Story Here)
Tennessee Heart and CRMC host an annual cardiovascular symposium as an opportunity for physicians and providers in the Upper Cumberland to receive continuing education. A number of local providers participate in the day-long event. Michael Lenhart, M.D. cardiologist with Tennessee Heart, presented a case study at the 2016 event. 
As unpleasant as a heart attack can be, sometimes it sets patients on a path to a whole new way of living. That was true for Pete Cahill, whose health crisis led him to Dr. Scott Reiling, a cardiologist with a special interest in heart attack prevention through nutrition. (Read Full Story Here)When Christos Fragopoulos, a greeter at Walmart, collapsed at work with a heart attack, in July 2015, bystanders performed CPR and called 911, and Fragopoulos was taken by ambulance to Cookeville Regional. (Read Full Story Here)
It started as an abcess that led to a partial toe amputation, then the whole toe. And when the wound wouldn't heal and infection spread into the bone, it looked like LeRoy Johnson of Crossville was going to lose a whoole lot more. (Read Full Story Here)The Code STEMI program, started in 2006 at Cookeville Regional, has been very successful in reducing the time it takes to get heart attack victims - especially those in outlying counties - the life-saving interventions they need. (Read Full Story Here)
Cardiac catheter ablation "is a powerful therapy." says Dr. Mark Wathen, an arrhythmia specialist with Tennessee Heart, affiliated with Cookeville Regional Medical Center. (Read Full Story Here)