Penn Heart and Vascular Center

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The new Penn Heart and Vascular Center in the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine will bring Penn's superb heart specialists and subspecialists together in a light-filled, welcoming facility – providing greater convenience for patients, increasing cross-disciplinary collaboration among caregivers and catalyzing clinical research.

The following services will be available at the Penn Heart and Vascular Center:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Heart failure program
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Consultative cardiology services
  • Electrophysiology program
  • Interventional cardiology program

• Diagnostic Testing
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Echocardiography
  • EKGs, Holter monitoring
  • Vascular imaging

• Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic
  • Complex aortic surgery
  • Valve surgery, including mitral valve
  • Cardiac bypass surgery (robotic and minimally invasive)
  • Permanent cardiac support (ventricular assist devices, artificial heart)

• Vascular Surgery & Medicine

Penn cardiology has always been a leader in cardiovascular medicine; our expertise includes:

• The clinical specialties at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have been consistently ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report, as featured in its July 7, 2006 issue. HUP is recognized for all 15 of the adult medical specialties reviewed by US News.
• Penn has one of the busiest cardiac electrophysiology programs in the world, performing more than 3,500 procedures annually.
• More aortic reconstructions are performed each year at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania than anywhere else in the United States.

Penn cardiologists are at the forefront of non-invasive imaging, utilizing new MRI and CT technology to detect and quantify atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaques.

	Need an appointment? Request one online 24 hours/day, 7 days/week or call 800-789-PENN (7366) to speak to a referral counselor.