Heart failure is a devastating condition that often makes the most basic daily tasks difficult or impossible and leaving sufferers with shortness of breath, leg swelling, and other symptoms. The Advanced Heart Failure Program at UR Medicine Heart & Vascular gives hope to people with heart failure. We offer advanced treatments, many of which are not available anywhere else in the Rochester region.
The program features:

• A range of options available for patients who have heart failure, from medication to ventricular assist devices (VADs) to heart transplants.
• Personal attention and accessibility.
• Safe, supportive lodging for families traveling to Rochester for heart failure treatment, through organizations like Harbor House of Rochester.
• Experts in in heart transplantation, with over 200 heart transplants performed since 2001.
• Experts in mechanical assist devices, with more than 400 VADs implanted since 2001.
• Excellent outcomes that compare favorably to the best heart transplant centers in the nation.

Treatments Available

• Medical management of heart failure
• Ventricular assist devices
• Heart transplants
• Bridge to transplant

Find out more today

If you or a loved one is suffering from heart failure, find out more. Contact the Advanced Heart Failure Program at (585) 273-3760.