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Our Heart and Vascular Institute offers the latest technologies for open-heart and structural heart procedures. Advanced and minimally invasive procedures include complex valve and coronary bypass surgery, TAVR, MitraClip, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, vascular surgery, targeted hypothermia ablation of advanced atrial fibrillation (AFib) and complex arrhythmia, as well as a complete suite of offerings to manage implantable cardiac devices. Each year, over 500 open-heart surgeries, 600 interventional procedures, 900 diagnostic services and 11,500 diagnostic tests are performed as our nationally renowned heart program continues to grow. But no matter how many procedures we do or awards we receive, what makes us special is how we care for you.
The cardiovascular team at the Heart and Vascular Institute is comprised of physicians, nurses, technicians and team members who have been part of our growing cardiovascular programs for over 40 years. Our teams strive for clinical excellence every day and are focused on providing you with extraordinary care. The development of our heart and vascular services includes a noninvasive cardiovascular diagnostic imaging suite, an expansive electrophysiology program, cardiovascular intensive care units and hybrid operating rooms where structural heart and vascular procedures are performed.
Dr. Andrew Sherman, Chief of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, speaks about the heart and vascular institute and what makes it special, including history, multidisciplinary team of experts, state-of-the-art technology, unique procedures and more.
St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute was purposely designed to be located directly above the state’s 6th busiest emergency departments, providing quick access for patient procedures.
Our cardiovascular operating rooms offer the latest technologies for advanced cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.
The Heart and Vascular Institute offers a variety of treatments for patients diagnosed with irregular heart rhythm disorders. Our institute offers extensive experience in treating rhythm disorders.
St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute provides lifesaving mechanical circulatory support for people with advanced heart failure. Our team has years of experience in finding the right devices and therapies for each patient based on their individual needs. Before treatment, every patient undergoes a multidisciplinary evaluation to make sure that he or she will benefit from MCS. Given our unparalleled expertise and experience, many high-risk patients who were denied at other hospitals are referred to St. Joseph’s Hospital for advanced heart failure therapies.
Our Structural Heart Program is forward thinking, providing the latest technologies in cardiovascular medicine, and offers multidisciplinary approaches, including minimally invasive approaches, to complex heart and valve conditions, including:
Our state-of-the-art cardiology department is accredited in noninvasive echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and exercise stress echocardiography by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Here we provide diagnostic tests that help physicians better evaluate and diagnose heart problems. Our team performs these diagnostic procedures in our Heart and Vascular Institute imaging suites, equipped with the latest imaging technology available.
The Congenital Heart Program within the Heart and Vascular Institute at St. Josephs’ Hospital specializes in care for patients of all ages, including pediatric patients, with congenital heart disease, when diagnosed in the womb through adulthood. The Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Center is a fully accredited Comprehensive Care Center through the Adult Congenital Heart Association, headquartered at St. Joseph’s Hospital, where all congenital heart surgery, congenital interventional catheterization procedures and congenital electrophysiology interventions are performed. The center’s board-certified ACHD cardiologists are on call 24/7 for the region’s ACHD patients hospitalized not only at St. Joseph’s Hospital, but at many other acute care hospitals in the region. Our medically supervised exercise therapy program works closely with physicians in our Adult Congenital Heart Center to help improve your exercise capacity and overall quality of life.