Heart and Vascular Care Services - UR Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center

About UR Medicine Heart & Vascular

Advanced Procedures

Our doctors are experts in the latest technology and treatments. That's why other hospitals send their toughest heart and vascular cases to us.

Specialization

You'll find every kind of heart care specialty here, from high blood pressure, to heart failure, to women's heart health. We provide the experience and technology to treat them all.

Collaborative Teams

Doctors from cardiology, vascular surgery and cardiac surgery all work together to provide a completely individualized treatment.

Highest Standards

We are the region's only academic medical center, with exceptionally high standards that help ensure the best results for our patients.

Featured Services

Heart Failure

The region’s only Advanced Heart Failure Program. We offer all treatment options for heart failure, including Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs).

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Transplant

The only heart transplant program in Upstate New York with outcomes among the best in the nation.

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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

We can perform many cardiac procedures using a minimally invasive technique, allowing patients to have less scarring and a faster recovery.

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Women's Heart

The region’s only Women’s Heart Program, providing tailored heart care to women with heart disease.

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Valve Center

Uniquely dedicated to valve disease, offering the most advanced and latest treatment options, including TAVR.

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Improving the health in people who have been diagnosed with heart disease or who have had a heart-related event.

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Why Choose UR Medicine Heart & Vascular

Every specialty. Whether you need to control your high blood pressure or you seek specialized care for an unusual heart condition, we have the expertise to help you.

Every case. Other hospitals send us their most challenging cases. We are able to treat every kind of heart and vascular problem, from the simplest to the most complex.

Leader in clinical research. Our researchers have developed heart care advances and devices that are used around the world.

Heart failure treatments. With our help, many patients in Class III or IV heart failure improve to Class I or II. UR Medicine Heart & Vascular has the region's only program dedicated to heart failure.

Heart transplants. We are the only medical center in the region that can perform heart transplant surgery.

Leadership in heart rhythm treatment. Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation can lead to stroke or cardiac arrest. UR Medicine Heart & Vascular has one of the world's leading programs for treating abnormal heart rhythms.

VAD leadership. We are a national leader in the use of ventricular assist devices (VAD), having been involved in most major VAD studies over the past 15 years.

First for valves. We are the first medical center in the region to offer transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for the treatment of heart valve disease.

Aneurysm relief. UR Medicine Heart & Vascular leads the region in providing minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of aneurysms.

Fastest response. Our Heart Attack Team is on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we have the fastest response times in the region.

The most cardiologists. We have more board-certified heart specialists on staff than any other medical center in the region.

Women's heart program. Women's symptoms of heart attack can be completely different from men's. Our Women's Heart Program provides the specialized care women need to prevent and treat heart disease.