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Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

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

6550 FANNIN STREET SUITE 1901
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 441-1100

Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC is a cardiologist in Houston, TX specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC is affiliated with Houston Methodist and TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

6550 FANNIN STREET SUITE 1901
Houston, TX 77030

Some issues Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

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.

cardiac procedures	1351
doctor visit	103
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
lab tests	70
minimally invasive procedures	50
nuclear scan	261
stress testing	358
ultrasound (sonogram)	1020

**Gender**
Male	2602
Female	2924

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3774
Black	961
Hispanic	587
Asian	145
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1984
From 75 to 84	1642
85 and over	922
Less than 65	978

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1392
doctor visit	133
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lab tests	125
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	301
stress testing	395
ultrasound (sonogram)	1010

**Gender**
Male	2960
Female	3433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4229
Black	1160
Hispanic	744
Asian	185
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2291
From 75 to 84	1844
85 and over	1106
Less than 65	1152

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1613
doctor visit	174
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
lab tests	101
minimally invasive procedures	52
nuclear scan	276
stress testing	364
ultrasound (sonogram)	1266

**Gender**
Male	7078
Female	7860

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	9974
Black	2576
Hispanic	1772
Asian	436
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	5588
From 75 to 84	4086
85 and over	2534
Less than 65	2730

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	1820
doctor visit	155
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96
minimally invasive procedures	50
nuclear scan	294
stress testing	400
ultrasound (sonogram)	1441

**Gender**
Male	3333
Female	3863

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4761
Black	1208
Hispanic	901
Asian	234
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2666
From 75 to 84	2066
85 and over	1212
Less than 65	1252

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1475
doctor visit	139
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
minimally invasive procedures	27
nuclear scan	253
stress testing	325
ultrasound (sonogram)	1149

**Gender**
Male	3643
Female	4206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5144
Black	1386
Hispanic	897
Asian	292
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2978
From 75 to 84	2270
85 and over	1272
Less than 65	1329

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	47
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	1523
doctor visit	159
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
minimally invasive procedures	29
nuclear scan	250
stress testing	333
ultrasound (sonogram)	1189

**Gender**
Male	2444
Female	2864

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3536
Black	818
Hispanic	641
Asian	210
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2014
From 75 to 84	1604
85 and over	916
Less than 65	774

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1445
doctor visit	176
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
minimally invasive procedures	40
nuclear scan	313
stress testing	434
ultrasound (sonogram)	1010

**Gender**
Male	2292
Female	2819

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3464
Black	734
Hispanic	581
Asian	220
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1994
From 75 to 84	1592
85 and over	893
Less than 65	632

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	755
doctor visit	124
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
nuclear scan	209
stress testing	274
ultrasound (sonogram)	480

**Gender**
Male	1900
Female	2148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2699
Black	614
Hispanic	468
Asian	184
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1598
From 75 to 84	1272
85 and over	707
Less than 65	471

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	851
doctor visit	242
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
nuclear scan	416
stress testing	614
ultrasound (sonogram)	236

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC treated as a cardiologist in Houston, TX were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

cardiac procedures	1360
doctor visit	157
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
lab tests	98
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	285
stress testing	390
ultrasound (sonogram)	979

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	2625
Female	3011

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	945
Asian / Pacific Islander	190
Non-Hispanic White	3758
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	659
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	956
75 to 84	1637
Less than 65	931
65 to 74	2111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Wisconsin.

Residency: Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Houston Methodist

TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$11,793 MR - MRI $9,316	NAEOTOM Alpha $1,946	AX Angiography Fluoroscopy Radiology Systems $134	Non-Product Specific $104	SOMATOM Force $18	Other $275
GE Healthcare	$2,548 REVOLUTION CT $2,347	Omniscan $63	$138
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,008 Structural Heart $544	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $161	CRM $153	Vascular $151
Abbott Laboratories	$837 Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $168	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented Valves $136	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $118	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $115	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent $114	Other $185
Medtronic, Inc.	$693 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $419	Avalus $149	RESOLUTE ONYX $116	Harmony $9
Other	$6,451 ELIQUIS $835	FFRct $623	XARELTO $526	Repatha $468	(6479) Spectral CT 7500 $436	Other $3,563

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,179
Food and Beverage	$9,459
Consulting Fee	$600
Education	$93

Research Payments

Dr. Su Min Chang, MD, FACC has received 11 research payments totaling $153,448.

Biography

Dr. Su Chang's area of specialization is adult cardiology. His areas of expertise include the following: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), pain, and high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia). He is professionally affiliated with Houston Methodist. Dr. Chang welcomes new patients at his office inHouston, TX as reported by Doctor.com. For his professional training, Dr. Chang completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Chang (or staff) speaks Mandarin, Min Nan, and Spanish.