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Parking During Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Construction

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is currently undergoing a construction project to expand emergency and critical care capacity in the hospital. Beginning February 2, the P2 level of the Center for Advanced Medicine parking garage will be closed. Patients and visitors have these parking options during this time: Thompson Cancer Survival Center Parking Garage (off […]

Getting the Rhythm Back in Nancy’s Heart

After suffering atrial fibrillation (AFib), Nancy’s heart rhythm is back to normal thanks to the cardiac ablation performed by cardiologist Hitesh Mehta, MD at Knoxville Heart Group. Read Nancy’s story.

Welcome Hitesh Mehta, MD

Knoxville Heart Group is proud to welcome cardiologist Hitesh Mehta, MD to our expert heart team who cares for cardiovascular patients throughout East TN.

Cardiac Rehabilitation

Interventional Cardiologist Daniel Slutzker, MD of Knoxville Heart Group discusses the importance of cardiac rehab for heart disease and attack patients.

Football Game Day Accomodations

Downtown Knoxville traffic and parking information for patients of Knoxville Heart Group for the September 1, 2016 UT football game day.

Heart Treatment at Fort Sanders Scores Big With Coach

Coaching has been part of Joseph Fisher’s life for years. The Knoxville man, 54, has volunteered his time with many Peewee football, basketball and baseball teams. On Aug. 27, 2012, at an 8-year-olds’ football game, Fisher discovered he was not as well as he thought he was. He felt a severe burning in his chest […]

Cardiac Rehab Helps Woman Get Heart Healthy

Helen “Snooky” Ward of Knoxville loves making people smile. She and her husband, Dallas, are professional clowns, entertaining crowds at local baseball games, community events and parties. But heart disease is no laughing matter to Ward. On Father’s Day in June, Ward had her second heart attack and second cardiac stent procedure in seven years. […]

Man’s Heart Cath Placed thru Wrist

Battling heart disease and diabetes for years, Johnny Braden of Caryville, 67, had angioplasty in 1990 and a number of cardiac stents installed after that, the most recent in August at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. A cardiac stent is a tiny metal mesh cylinder that props open a blood vessel in the heart muscle […]