Tyler, Texas (November 13, 2026) — Tyler Cardiovascular Consultants (CVC) at UT Health East Texas has been awarded the American Heart Association’s Comprehensive Hypertension Center Certification to recognize the practice’s commitment to following proven, research-based treatment guidelines to care for people with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension, or high blood pressure.
“We are thoroughly committed to providing our patients the highest quality hypertension care centered in current scientific research,” said Robert Smith, MD. “The American Heart Association’s Comprehensive Hypertension Center Certification has highlighted our accomplishments and is recognition of our commitment to continually work to improve the overall treatment and care for our patients with hypertension.”
Certified practices must be primarily devoted to patients with hypertension and related disorders, be recognized as referral and treatment resources for resistant and secondary hypertension and have facilities and personnel capable of assessing and evaluating complicated hypertension problems. Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Centers are recognized as leaders in providing the most up-to-date effective treatment strategies based on current evidence-based research in hypertension.
CVC underwent several reviews by American Heart Association quality improvement specialists who evaluated the practice’s policies, procedures and operations to ensure appropriate diagnosis, evaluation and treatment protocols were in place and executed for hypertension patients.
As an American Heart Association-certified Hypertension Center, CVC offers comprehensive services designed to support patients at every stage of their cardiovascular journey, including:
- Advanced hypertension diagnosis and treatment
- Cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention programs
- Lifestyle and nutrition counseling
- Medication management and monitoring
- Coordination of care among cardiovascular specialists and primary care providers
- Patient education focused on long-term blood pressure control
Through this certification program, the American Heart Association aims to improve the outcomes of people with complex or difficult-to-treat hypertension by collaborating with medical practices to implement evidence-based treatment guidelines.
The overall goals for the certified Comprehensive Hypertension Center encompass patients, providers and research and training opportunities through an evaluation of the practice against a professional set of criteria based on demonstrated adherence to key standards and rigorous review process.
“Receiving American Heart Association Hypertension Center Certification reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to helping patients achieve better heart health through prevention, early intervention and comprehensive treatment,” said Frank Navetta, MD. “This recognition underscores the expertise of our physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses and support staff who work together every day to improve the lives of the patients we serve.”
For more information on the American Heart Association certification programs, visit www.heart.org/certification.