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Coast Heart Institute

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Interventional Cardiologist

Bassam Baroudi, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Education is learning why do (e.g. heart catheterization)

Training is learning how to do (e.g. heart catheterization)

Experience is knowing when to do (e.g. heart catheterization)

Wisdom is making the best judgment (e.g. heart catheterization vs other treatments)

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Must See Educational Video

In this video, Dr. Baroudi explains the relationship between cholesterol, plaque buildup, and heart attack and stroke.

Dr. Baroudi explains how plaque buildup in arteries can lead to heart attack or stroke

Keeping your heart strong

Early diagnosis and management of heart disease is essential to maintaining good heart healthYou may need to see a heart doctor:If you have a family history of heart disease —even if you don’t have symptomsIf you have symptoms —even if they come and goIf you have experience pain your upper body —even if it’s not in the middle of your chestIf you get dizzy and lose consciousness —even if it only happened onceIf you have palpitations (feel your heart beats) —even if they are not persistent

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Heart conditions can be too complicated to research online or be explained over a phone call, but a visit with our experienced doctors and NPs can answer your questions and guide your health care in the right direction.

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Our Cardiology Service

We provide comprehensive heart health care starting with prevention, to early diagnosis, to progressive treatment regiments to enhance heart function an quality of life.

When a patient presents to us with any heart-related symptoms (such as palpitations, pain, dizziness, swelling… etc.), or even just a family history of hear disease, We follow a scientific, systematic approach, following the medical society’s latest guideline, to checking for, diagnosing and treating heart disease

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24/7 Emergency Service

Our doctors are available 24/7. In a case of medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. If you have a known or suspected heart condition, you can ask the ER staff to call Dr. Baroudi

General Checkup

Starting with a doctor’s visit at one of our clinics, starts a full, comprehensive evaluation of you heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular) system. The evaluation can be triggered by the presence of a relevant complaint (symptoms), appearance of signs indicative of CV disease, or referral by another healthcare provider in a clinic or a hospital floor or emergency room.

Basic Diagnostics

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is our basic diagnostic tool that every new patient, or existing heart patients who experience changes in their condition, must have. An EKG can provide a plethora of information that, when combined with review of sign, symptoms and physical examination, might be all certain subsets of individuals need.

Advanced Diagnostics

Typically, heart disease diagnostic tests provide different pieces of information. Oftentime, multiple tests are orders simultaneously or in sequence to provide the information need to diagnose a heart or blood vessels condition, and help guide its management. Our healthcare providers follow established, scientific trial-based, guidelines when they recommend any test, medical treatment and or procedure. Of the commonly utilized advanced diagnostic tests are: stress test, ultrasound (echo), tilt table, diagnostic catheterization.

Therapy

In addition to lifestyle changes, many classes of medications can be used to stabilize or improve heart disease and quality of life. Several interventional procedures can be performed to achieve this goal such as heart catheterization with placement of a metal stent to open blocked heart arteries, placement of a medical device to regulate the heartbeats (pacemaker) or provide Internal shock in case of a life threatening emergency (defibrillator), and more…

Follow-up

In many cases, heart disease develops over the course of many years, well before symptoms or felt the patient, and lasts for the life of the patient. Therefore, long-term follow up and consultation with other specialists when needed, such as when a dental procedure or surgery is to be scheduled, is essential. Cardiovascular disease management is often focused on providing the best management of each medical conditions on continuing basis. Some commonly prescribed medicines require biannual review of lab results even if there are no symptoms or complaints.

We continue to be committed To healthcare excellence

Dr. Baroudi is board certified in cardiology and interventional cardiology. He established this cardiology practice in 1999. He is passionate about patient care with focus on both treatment and prevention of heart disease, keeping up with the latest medical research and implementing cutting-edge technology in his practice. He is known for his patience, care and thorough face-to-face, and bedside, hands-on evaluation, keeping up with research and medical science and implementing cutting-edge technology. He has a long history training training and supervising physicians, mid-level healthcare providers (NPs/PAs), and other medical staff and medical students. Dr. Baroudi performs heart cath procedures with stent placement, to open, and keep open, blocked heart arteries, vascular procedures, implants pacemakers and defibrillators to control heart rate and abolish dangerous abnormal heart rhythms. and manages congestive heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions.

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Our Team

Bassam R. Baroudi

MD, FACC, FSCAI

Main Clinic

Tiffany Brosh

Satellite Location

James Hardwick

MD, FACC

Main Clinic

Our History

The beginnings

In 1999, Dr. Baroudi established a cardiology clinic with a vision to provide the best cardiac care to all patients gulf coast who needed advanced healthcare to help reduce the high cardiac mortality and complication rate from heart disease, particularly, coronary artery disease, while adhering to his high moral principles and the highest medical ethics standards. Coast Heart Institute came to existence, and our thrilling journey started.

1999-2015

Through providing an unparalleled, personalized patient care, Coast Heart Institute quickly built its name and gained patients trust throughout our gulf coast community to become one of the busiest, most reputable clinics in south Mississippi. We raised the bar on quality of care and turned our values and ethics from a statement into a workplace culture, building a work family that took care our big gulf coast family.

2015-today

In 2015, we contracted with Memorial hospital at Gulfport (MHG) to provide our healthcare services under Memorial’s umbrella. This helped us integrate more closely with MHG’s healthcare system, share access to healthcare records with its departments, and primary care and specialty clinics, and provide a more seamless continuity of care for our patients who see other healthcare providers within MHG’s system.

Testimonials

I had two caths recently and was blessed to have Dr Baroudi as my cardiologist. He makes sure things are done right and he really cares about all his patients... read more

Seth Mc

First visit, but already can see how Dr Beroudi stands out from others! Very knowledgeable, shows true concern for his patients, listens to their concerns, explains things and... read more

Susan Jones

Dr. Baroudi is an amazing doctor. He is a caring person, very thorough in finding the proper diagnosis for his patients and will go out of his way to see... read more

Sharon Smith

Dr Baroudi, staff and N.P. are amazing! Dr Baroudi quite literally saved my life. He recognized the signs of a female heart attack and saved me from a 90% blockage... read more

Elizabeth Zimmermann
Great Cardiologist who seems to Actually Care About All of His Patients; I Salute you for Your Dedication, Time, and Effort Dr. Baroudi... Helen's Husband, Alvin

Alvin Brown

He is very professional and caring. He truly cares about his patients. I have seen a few different cardiologist but never did feel like I was in the best... read more

Toni W

Wonderful!!!! Saved my husband's life!!! Best Cardiologist he has ever been to. Highly recommend!!!

Cynthia Curry

Easy personality to relate to. Highest professional standards and care. Takes his work very serious but also very relatable.

Linda Coffee
Best Heart Doctor I have ever seenn.

Dawn Sandrock

Our family is Blessed to have a doctor like Dr. Baroudi. Not only is he one of the BEST Cardiologist, but he truly cares for his patients and does everything... read more

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Locations

Our downtown location is for doctors visits and echo tests.
Three Rivers location is currently only for visits with Dr. Baroudi’s NP, Tiffany Brosh and Julie Ainsworth.

Downtown

Three Rivers

Dr. Baroudi

He is a strong advocate for patient education and empowerment. He takes the time to explain treatment options in detail and to answer any questions.

He is compassionate and caring, and personalizes his approach to each individual patient’s condition. He enjoys fishing, hunting, and traveling.

Years practicing on the gulf coast

35,000

Patients treated

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