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UT Southwestern Medical Center is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top 25 hospitals for heart and vascular surgery.
Combining exceptional team-based clinical care with leading edge research, our Clinical Heart and Vascular Center consistently delivers expert diagnoses and treatments for patients in North Texas and beyond.
The Cardiovascular leadership team at UT Southwestern is united by their commitment to delivering the highest standard of patient care through collaboration, partnership, and a shared dedication to advancing the field of cardiovascular medicine.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is certified as a Comprehensive Cardiac Center (CCC), earning the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association (AHA). One of just 24 hospitals in the nation to receive the CCC designation, UT Southwestern has met or exceeded rigorous standards for excellence across the continuum of heart and vascular care.
UT Southwestern’s patient care app – UTSWMyCare – helps you easily manage your health and stay connected to UTSW and your provider. Find a physician. Access your medical records. Schedule appointments, and much more.
UTSWMyCare is simple to use, convenient, and always available. It’s medicine made easier.
UT Southwestern’s cardiologists, heart and vascular surgeons, researchers, and other specialists have the knowledge, expertise, and medical resources necessary to properly treat the full spectrum of cardiovascular conditions.
Our team works closely with patients to improve their cardiovascular health – whether they’ve had a family history of heart or peripheral vascular disease, suffered a heart attack or abdominal aortic aneurysm, are dealing with congenital heart disease or heart failure, or are at risk for developing any cardiovascular condition.
Our physician-scientists deliver the most advanced therapeutic techniques available to treat heart and vascular conditions. For instance:
And those are just a few examples of our dedication to excellence in cardiovascular health care. Our clinicians and scientists also participate in a wide range of collaborative research projects, continuing a UT Southwestern tradition of pioneering contributions to cardiac care that include the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for research into cholesterol metabolism. The discovery led to the development of statin drugs — the most important contribution to cardiac risk reduction in the past 25 years. More recently, the landmark Dallas Heart Study is transforming cardiovascular risk factor identification and management for physicians and leading to better care for patients.
Fifty years in, heart transplants remain a wonder and a mystery to most people. Now, UT Southwestern is offering an unprecedented 360˚ view. “About 3,000 people have a heart transplant every year,” notes transplant surgeon Matthias Peltz, M.D. “It’s never routine. ... But it’s always exciting to see that first heartbeat again from the donor heart.”
UT Southwestern’s Clinical Heart and Vascular Center delivers the full spectrum of cardiovascular care, from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation. Backed by our leading-edge research, and led by our world-renowned heart and vascular experts the highest level of innovative care is provided for patients with peripheral and coronary artery disease, valve disorders, abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, heart failure, and all forms of cardiovascular disease.
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UT Southwestern is privileged to receive significant support from the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health, and other leading research organizations in the nation. Our clinicians and scientists participate in a wide range of collaborative projects with other researchers and effectively apply the latest research findings to give patients access to the most up-to-date breakthroughs in cardiovascular medicine.
One of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs, UT Southwestern’s mission in treating heart disease is to provide personalized care within a setting that takes full advantage of the clinical expertise and advanced resources available.
We’re one of the world’s top academic medical centers, with a unique legacy of innovation in patient care and scientific discovery.
UT Southwestern’s patient care app – UTSWMyCare – helps you easily manage your health and stay connected to UTSW and your provider, all in a secure and safe environment.
Video visits are an important component of virtual care delivery at UT Southwestern.
Our patients’ success stories are our greatest accomplishment, from cardiovascular treatments to up-to-date breakthroughs for living longer.
