Why I Care: Dr. Vamsee Yaganti

Watch Dr. Vamsee Yaganti, an interventional cardiology doctor, discuss his passion for cardiology and the difference he can make taking care of patients.

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[UPBEAT MUSIC] During my residency when I was doing my cardiology rotation

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and I got to take care of patients with acute heart attacks, and I realized

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how much of a difference you can make and in such a short period of time, it made a big impact on me wanting

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to do not just cardiology, but interventional cardiology. I had one gentleman who came in with chest pain.

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He had a blockage in one of the major arteries of the heart. Ideally, this patient should have gone for open heart surgery.

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But because he was unstable, I had to treat him while he was on the cath lab table. And we had to put multiple stents in him.

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I saw him six months later, and his heart function is back to normal.

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He's back in the gym working out. I don't know if I envisioned that when I first joined the training, that I would

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be able to make such an impact. It was very rewarding, taking care of that patient.