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Effective June 1, 2025, Cardiovascular Institute of Northwest Florida will no longer be in-network for United Healthcare. Please look for additional communication coming soon for patients who are impacted by this change. For patients who have traditional Medicare with a UH supplement, you will not be impacted. For those inquiring about enrollment windows, open enrollment…

A new technology for treating atrial fibrillation received FDA approval in January 2024 called Pulsed Field Ablation, or FARAPULSE.  We are happy to share that our cardiac electrophysiologists, Dr. Nghia Hoang and Dr. Saeed Khaja, performed the first FARAPULSE procedures in our area in June at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, is…

Do smartwatches really detect atrial fibrillation and other rhythm disorders? Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Saeed Khaja explains in this short video how smartwatches can help detect and facilitate diagnosis and treatment of rhythm disorders, but not other heart conditions.

Drs. Haghighat and Patel perform first Renal Denervation procedures in our region at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Click here to see news coverage

Dr. Haghighat shares a quick one-minute overview of what you most need to know during Heart Disease Awareness Month.

Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Saeed Khaja gives a quick :60 overview of Atrial Fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder, in this YouTube Short. Fortunately, treatment for AFib is more accessible than ever with modern AFib ablation techniques available here in Panama City, Florida with Dr. Khaja and Dr. Nghia Hoang of Cardiovascular Institute. An ablation…

Cardiovascular Institute is pleased to welcome Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Ross Melvin. Dr. Melvin is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine, with additional certifications in Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Echocardiography.  He holds two Bachelor of Science degrees in Physiology and Psychology from Michigan State…

Electrophysiologist Dr. Saeed Khaja performed the procedure on a patient with a rare heart condition. Wendy Price found herself in emergency care at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay when her heart began to race 226 beats per minute because of a rare heart condition. Price’s condition is called ventricular tachycardia (VT), a life-threatening heart disorder that causes clustering…

With the unprecedented population growth on Panama City Beach, Cardiovascular Institute will open a second office on the west end of the beach on March 1, 2023. The new office is located inside the Beach Commerce Park, just west of Hwy 79, at 17745 Ashley Drive in zip code 32413. It will be open five…