Heart & Vascular Care
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For the Charlottesville area:
434.243.1000For Northern Virginia:
703.369.5959For Culpeper:
540.829.4400When you're choosing where to get heart care, you want to find the best. You only have one heart. You don't want to trust it to just anyone.
At UVA Health, our cardiologists and vascular surgeons offer the kind of deep training and experience you can count on. Our teams deliver on the promise of advanced medicine. We make sure you get the thorough, expert attention you deserve.
In fact, U.S. News & World Report has ranked 4 of our heart treatment services as "high-performing," which means they're among the best in the U.S.:
Working Together for Heart Care Expertise
Years ago, UVA Health's heart team saw the need for a combined approach to treating patients to make sure they get the best possible care.
[MUSIC PLAYING] JOHN KERN: The thing about modern heart care and the way to make it most efficient is to break down those boundaries and barriers of what was historically medical cardiology and cardiac surgery.
MICHAEL RAGOSTA: When I was first training as a fellow, it was always in silos. But one of the things I love about the University of Virginia is how well we all work together collaboratively, across specialties. Five to eight years ago, surgery and cardiology came together. And it created this concept of the heart team approach. In interventional cardiology, we have our expertise, and our perspective is different from surgery. They have their perspective that is different than ours. And coming together to look at a patient, we can then really offer the best of both worlds.
JOHN KERN: Not only do we depend on each other, but our ideas and our techniques are really complimentary. And what we have to offer at UVA is a true multi-disciplinary team approach to take care of the patient in the least invasive and best way possible.
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Convenient Heart Clinic Locations
You don't just have to visit us at the hospital. Make an appointment at other locations throughout Central Virginia, including clinics in Zion Crossroads, Fishersville, Culpeper, and Ivy. Find a location near you.
High-Tech Heart Devices
Implantable heart devices help us diagnose, manage, and treat your heart rhythm disorders and other heart conditions. Most of these heart devices require surgery to implant them.
In-Depth Genetic Testing
Over 1 million Americans have some form of an inherited heart or vascular disease. Genetic testing or cardiovascular screening is the first step in identifying and addressing inherited heart conditions.
Need a Second Opinion?
A second opinion about your heart diagnosis helps you make choices about your care. We can back up your doctor's diagnosis or answer questions about your care plan.
Getting a second opinion doesn't mean you have to change doctors or hospitals. All it means is you have another medical professional reviewing your tests, images, and situation. They may either confirm what you already know or offer a different diagnosis or treatment.
Second opinions help you sure you have the right diagnosis and treatment plan. Contact us about getting a second opinion on your care.
Get to Know Your Heart & Arteries
How well do you know your heart? Your heart and arteries work together on the important job of delivering oxygen around your body. Get to know them in this quick primer from UVA Health. View the
How Well Do You Know Your Heart? Part 1: The Arteries Transcript How well do you know your heart? Let's explore the cardiovascular system. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood through the body. Coronary arteries surround your heart and nourish it with oxygen. Carotid arteries carry blood to your head and neck. The aorta is the largest artery. It carries blood through the abdomen. Peripheral arteries are smaller and carry blood to your arms and legs. Keep learning and stay heart smart!
Keeping the Beat for Our Patients
At UVA Heart and Vascular Center, we strive to give you the best heart healthcare possible. That means continuously working to better understand the causes of heart and vascular disease and pushing for new and better treatments for our patients. Your gift can help.
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