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Dr. Byron Haitas, MD

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Professional interests include: myocarditis, hypertension (high blood pressure), arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and more.

2400 Patterson Street Suite 502
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 342-5975

Dr. Byron Haitas, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Nashville, TN specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Dr. Byron Haitas, MD is affiliated with TriStar Medical Group, Ascension, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital, Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb, TriStar Ashland City Medical Center TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River and CENTENNIAL HEART LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

2400 Patterson Street Suite 502
Nashville, TN 37203

Some issues Dr. Byron Haitas, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	113
Less than 65	123

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	825
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	114
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

angioplasty	48
blood draw	139
cardiac procedures	633
cardioversion	28
catheterization	159
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	1119
hospital care	781
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	750
lab tests	258
minimally invasive procedures	170
nuclear scan	45
outpatient care	31
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	395
vascular procedures	129

**Gender**
Male	970
Female	840

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1640
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	698
From 75 to 84	602
85 and over	290
Less than 65	220

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

angioplasty	72
cardiac procedures	390
catheterization	210
diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	969
hospital care	615
inpatient care	616
lab tests	214
minimally invasive procedures	208
stent placement (stenting)	72
stress testing	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	168
vascular procedures	102

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	435

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	140
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

angioplasty	54
cardiac procedures	259
cardioversion	27
catheterization	167
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	926
hospital care	780
inpatient care	781
lab tests	189
minimally invasive procedures	165
stent placement (stenting)	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	96
vascular procedures	86

**Gender**
Male	526
Female	395

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	808
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	125
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	330
cardioversion	35
catheterization	190
diagnostic procedures	97
doctor visit	873
hospital care	583
inpatient care	584
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	188
stent placement (stenting)	62
stress testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	116
vascular procedures	108

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	385

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	770
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	122
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	324
cardioversion	40
catheterization	214
diagnostic procedures	124
doctor visit	868
hospital care	589
inpatient care	590
lab tests	89
minimally invasive procedures	223
stent placement (stenting)	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	114
vascular procedures	124

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	108
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	347
cardioversion	27
catheterization	205
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	802
hospital care	697
inpatient care	687
minimally invasive procedures	203
outpatient care	10
stent placement (stenting)	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	146
vascular procedures	82

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	578

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1089
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	405
85 and over	156
Less than 65	145

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

angioplasty	82
cardiac procedures	833
cardioversion	89
catheterization	312
diagnostic procedures	189
doctor visit	1759
hospital care	1143
inpatient care	1144
minimally invasive procedures	322
stent placement (stenting)	82
stress testing	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	474
vascular procedures	177

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Byron Haitas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Byron Haitas, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Nashville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	64
blood draw	225
cardiac procedures	524
cardioversion	39
catheterization	205
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	1072
hospital care	744
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	729
lab tests	219
minimally invasive procedures	210
nuclear scan	73
outpatient care	33
stent placement (stenting)	64
stress testing	94
ultrasound (sonogram)	278
vascular procedures	126

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Haitas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	60
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	755
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	116
75 to 84	285
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	341

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Byron Haitas, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Byron Haitas, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Byron Haitas, MD graduated from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He completed residency at The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. He is certified by the The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Residency: The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Board Certification: The American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Byron Haitas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TriStar Medical Group

Ascension

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital

Ascension Saint Thomas Dekalb

TriStar Ashland City Medical Center TriStar Centennial Medical Center

Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River

CENTENNIAL HEART LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Byron Haitas, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.25 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Byron Haitas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Nashville, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Byron Haitas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,717 STENTS $1,655	Guides and Accessories $36	Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $14	Euphora $11
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$683 OPSUMIT $270	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $245	UPTRAVI $169
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$439 BRILINTA $426	WAINUA $13
Pfizer Inc.	$401 ELIQUIS $248	CHANTIX $70	VIAGRA $50	VYNDAQEL $32
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$325 Effient $215	SAVAYSA $66	Benicar $44
Other	$2,972 ELIQUIS $299	XARELTO $269	Impella $147	Effient $130	LifeVest $121	Other $2,005

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,887
Travel and Lodging	$1,605
Education	$44

Biography

Dr. Byron Haitas is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology in Nashville, TN. Areas of expertise for Dr. Haitas include arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), heart failure, and myocarditis. After completing medical school at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Dr. Haitas performed his residency at The Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Ascension and TriStar Medical Group.