{"id":68786,"date":"2026-02-18T14:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/?p=68786"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:44:09","slug":"how-the-structural-heart-team-works-to-solve-complex-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/news\/how-the-structural-heart-team-works-to-solve-complex-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan Structural Heart Team Works to Solve Complex Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article\">\n\t<header class=\"header\">\n\t\t<span class=\"type\"><\/span>\t\t<h1>Samaritan Structural Heart Team Works to Solve Complex Issues<\/h1>\t\t<time>February 18, 2026<\/time>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div id=\"block_e5df8833aa67045086fbc4c81ca96543\" class=\"shs-block block-news-article entry-content\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The multidisciplinary structural heart team at <a href=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/find-a-location\/good-samaritan-regional-medical-center\/\">Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center<\/a> represents a paradigm shift in cardiac care, using a team-based approach to treat complex heart conditions, often with minimally invasive techniques. This collaborative model brings together specialists who work cohesively to determine optimal treatments for each patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interventional Cardiologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interventional cardiologists perform minimally invasive procedures like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.org\/en\/health-topics\/heart-valve-problems-and-disease\/understanding-your-heart-valve-treatment-options\/what-is-tavr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transcatheter aortic valve replacement<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahajournals.org\/doi\/10.1161\/JAHA.122.027504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MitraClip<\/a>, allowing patients to receive treatment without open\u2011heart surgery and typically return home the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiac Surgeons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiac surgeons evaluate patients alongside interventional cardiologists, perform traditional open\u2011heart procedures when necessary and collaborate on transcatheter procedures in the operating room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Cardiologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>General cardiologists serve as the primary cardiac specialists who identify conditions such as valve disease and refer patients for specialized interventions when appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Primary Care Physicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary care physicians<strong> <\/strong>often serve as the first point of contact, identifying potential heart issues during routine care and directing patients to appropriate cardiac specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imaging Specialists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imaging specialists provide crucial diagnostic information through echocardiograms, 3D CT scans and other advanced imaging that guides treatment planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiac Psychologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiac psychologists help patients manage stress, develop coping strategies and make sustainable lifestyle changes that support heart health during and after treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team\u2019s coordinated approach ensures evidence-based decisions are made collaboratively rather than in isolation. In addition, Samaritan provides its heart team with the newest technology. This means patients throughout the region have expanded access to high-quality, regional cardiac care and with faster recovery times.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-abstract-blue-illustration-314-CO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cta size-cta wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illustration of a human heart on a dramatic blue EKG in background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-abstract-blue-illustration-314-CO.jpg 360w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-abstract-blue-illustration-314-CO-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-abstract-blue-illustration-314-CO-120x100.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t<\/aside>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how providers at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center work together as a structural heart team to provide comprehensive care to cardiac patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":55604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_shs_workflow_notes":"","_shs_exclude_from_navigation":false,"_shs_promote_article_on_blogs":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"news-topics":[293],"news-types":[],"services":[238,241,248],"specialty":[515,68,9,24],"class_list":["post-68786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-topics-wellness","services-family-medicine","services-heart","services-mental-behavioral-health","specialty-cardiology","specialty-cardiothoracic-surgery","specialty-family-medicine","specialty-psychiatry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68786"},{"taxonomy":"news-topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-topics?post=68786"},{"taxonomy":"news-types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-types?post=68786"},{"taxonomy":"services","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services?post=68786"},{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=68786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}