On a February morning in 2012, Mike
started experiencing pressure in his chest
and went to Methodist Mansfield Medical
Center’s emergency department. He had
experienced a mild heart attack.
R&R for the heart
“Chief Moon had an artery that was
completely blocked and had been for some
time,” says Shoaib Haroon Saya, MD,
FACC, FSCAI, interventional cardiologist
on the medical staff at Methodist
Mansfield. “His heart wasn’t getting enough
blood, which causes discomfort, although
patients don’t always realize it. They aren’t
relaxed because the heart is not relaxed.”
Once Dr. Saya performed a cardiac
catheterization procedure and placed four
stents to restore blood flow to the heart,
Mike realized how it feels to have a heart
that isn’t stressed-out.
“I felt like a new man, like someone had
set a reset button,” he says. “Dr. Saya was
absolutely wonderful. As long as you have
questions, he’s there to talk to you — not
at you — and make sure they’re answered.”
A heart under arrest?
Mike made lifestyle adjustments, but this
past February, chest pain struck again.
“The longer the day went, the worse
the pressure got, and the breathing got
a little harder,” he says. That evening
he went to the Ovilla fire station, and
the first responders hooked up a heart
monitor. “One of the young ones said,
‘If you were my dad, I’d carry you to the
hospital myself.’”
Mike returned to Methodist Mansfield,
and Dr. Saya performed a second round of
cardiac catheterization, this time placing
three stents. While there had been no
heart attack this time around, three arteries
had progressed to a dangerous point.
Mike is working closely with Dr. Saya’s
team to develop healthy habits that will help
prevent further problems down the road.
But if something does go wrong, he won’t
hesitate to turn to Methodist Mansfield.
“Methodist Mansfield has brought
customer service back to the medical field,”
he says. “No matter whom I dealt with, I
felt like I was the only person in the hospital.
I had 100 percent of their attention.”
that!
Ovilla’s police chief
gets the heart-health
message loud and clear
Ovilla Police Chief Mike Moon reflects
on Peace Officer Memorial Day at a
Waxahachie ceremony honoring local
law enforcement heroes. Two heart
catheterization procedures at Methodist
Mansfield have made it possible for him
to keep serving his local community.
Today, Mike is focusing on prevention —
with Methodist Mansfield as his backup.
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
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