A year ago, the
costliest and one
of the deadliest
storms in the history
of the United States
made landfall along
the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Katrina took nearly 2,000
lives and forced thousands more to
flee from three states. One of those
who fled was Dr. Prasantha Bathini.
One year later, the “Big Easy” is still
in the process of rebuilding itself,
and Dr. Bathini still calls San Antonio
home. She completed her Cardiology
Fellowship at Tulane University
Hospital and Clinic in June 2005
about two months before the storm
ripped through New Orleans.
Determined not to lose her spirit,
Dr. Bathini joined the Central
Cardiovascular Institute of San Antonio,
a group of expert cardiologists who
literally have their fingers on the
pulse of San Antonio. Living and
training in the New Orleans area,
Dr. Bathini received a great deal of
valuable experience. The specialist
training that she received at Tulane
lends itself well to the diverse
San Antonio community.
In an effort to increase heart health
awareness in the community, Central
Cardiovascular Institute of San Antonio
is proud to support the American
Heart Association’s Go Red For
Women campaign. The organization
is a San Antonio Wear Red Day
partner and will actively communicate
the Go Red message to patients, local
physicians and employees during the
months of January and February with
internal awareness programs. All
seven locations will be accepting
donations for the American Heart
Association again this year. Proceeds
benefit thousands of women fighting
against heart disease and stroke.
According to Bathini, the Go Red
For Women movement is innovative
and cutting edge in its efforts to reach
women. These are similar reasons
she joined Central Cardiovascular
Institute of San Antonio.
“Central Cardiovascular Institute’s
basic beliefs mirror my own, which
are that patients deserve
to be treated by physicians that
have received state-of-the-art
training and have a significant
understanding of the latest in
preventive, diagnostic,
interventional, and rehabilitative
services,” said Bathini. “All of these
services are designed to provide
effective treatments for diseases
of the heart in order to maximize
the health of our patients.”
A member of the Texas Medical
Association, American College of
Cardiology, American Heart
Association, American Board of
Nuclear Cardiology, and the
American College of Cardiology –
Women in Cardiology, Bathini is
unusual in her industry because
there are very few women in the field
of cardiology in San Antonio.
Her interests include non-invasive
cardiology as well as preventive
cardiovascular care. In addition,
Bathini has a special interest in and
plans to incorporate women’s
cardiovascular health as a focal point
in developing her San Antonio
practice. She now has specialized
office clinics and health screenings
to provide information and education,
as well as specialized care and
treatment options to women at risk
and affected by cardiovascular
disease in the San Antonio area.
Now armed with specific information
about women’s cardiovascular disease,
health professionals like Bathini
are educating women at risk with
preventive information and various
treatments. By tailoring their approach
to women’s needs, they hope to lower
women’s cardiovascular diseaserelated
death rates.
Central Cardiovascular Institute of
San Antonio recently acquired a
64-slice Computed Tomography
Angiography (64 slice CTA), a
non-invasive diagnostic tool that
may dramatically alter the way
cardiac and vascular diseases are
diagnosed, evaluated and treated.
This state-of-the-art device offers
early detection of heart disease. If
you have questions on the device
or would like to schedule an
appointment with Dr. Bathini, please
call Central Cardiovascular Institute
of San Antonio at (210) 932-7342.
