What We Do
Built on a tradition of excellence and innovation, Loyola's Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine offers comprehensive heart and vascular care with nationally known experts and programs in areas of cardiology, cardiovascular, thoracic and transplantation services. Loyola provides complete heart and vascular care from the latest in medications, lifestyle habits and risk assessment to heart surgery and transplants. As a top-ranked heart hospital in Illinois, serving the Chicago area, Loyola records some of the highest volumes and greatest successes for heart and vascular surgery in the region.
The heart care and vascular medicine specialists at Loyola University Health System make up one of the best cardiovascular care facilities in the country. When you choose to trust your heart and cardiovascular care to Loyola, you've made the right choice. The heart care and vascular medicine specialists at Loyola make up one of the best facilities in the nation. Whether you are here to see our interventional cardiology specialists, participate in our clinical research, or for a life-saving heart transplant, you will be treated with the respect and understanding you deserve.
Why Loyola?
The faculty and staff at Loyola have been recognized for their expertise and leadership across the country. The Loyola University Health System was included in the 2008 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals®. The hospitals named in the 100 Top Hospitals have higher survival rates for heart failure, angioplasty and heart bypass and lower rates of surgical complications. Loyola has the lowest death rate for heart attack patients among University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) Academic hospitals in Illinois and across the country.
Our statistics aren't the only reason to choose Loyola. Our patient care is based on the Jesuit tradition of knowledge in the service of humanity separates us from other health care institutions. Our faculty and staff believe in the promotion of health and healing of the mind, body and spirit. At Loyola, you won't find specialists looking to treat only your body and symptoms. You will find specialists who treat the human spirit as well as the human body.
Programs & Services
Below is a list of our programs and services for heart and vascular care:
- Adult and Children's Congenital Heart Disorders
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Atrial Fibrillation
- Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
- Cardiac Stress Tests
- Cardiac Surgery
- Cardiology Services
- Cardiovascular Transplantation Services
- Catheterization Tests
- Catheterization Treatments
- Computed Tomography
- Echocardiography Tests
- Electrophysiology
- Electrophysiology Tests
- Electrophysiology Treatments
- Heart and Vascular Disease Risk Factors and Prevention
- Heart and Vascular Lifestyle Modification
- Heart and Vascular Medication
- Heart Attack Rapid Response Team (HARRT)
- Heart Catheterization
- Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Valve Disorders
- LiveSmart™ Vascular Screening
- Lung Transplantation
- Magnetic Guided Catheter
- Peripheral Vascular Laboratory
- Peripheral Vascular Surgery Services
- Preventive Cardiology Program
- Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Services
- Vascular Screening
- Vascular Tests
- Vascular Treatments