The Sentara Healthcare heart and vascular program includes the nationally ranked Sentara Heart Hospital which is among the top one percent in the country for cardiology and heart surgery. The program's size and more than 30-year history marks it as one of the most experienced and innovative programs available, drawing patients from 49 states outside of Virginia and internationally.
- Nationally Recognized: Sentara Heart Hospital has achieved a top 50 national ranking for cardiology and surgery for almost two decades by U.S. News & World Report.
- Providers: The Sentara multidisciplinary team of experts includes more than 100 board-certified cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons and anesthesiologists. Several of these subject matter experts are featured below.
- Innovation: The Sentara heart and vascular program uses the most advanced techniques, technologies and innovative programs available including:
- World's smallest pacemaker
- World's first dissolvable heart stent
- Catheter-based heart valve replacement
- Advanced cardiovascular imaging program (a collaborative partner of IBM Watson)
- Comprehensive advanced heart failure program which includes implantation of ventricular assist devices and artificial hearts
- Advanced heart arrhythmia program
- Research: The Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute (SCRI) was established in 2005 to advance the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease. While Sentara has conducted heart research for decades, SCRI has allowed Sentara to be at the forefront of cardiology research, collaborating with local institutions, government agencies and biomedical companies nationally and internationally. Collectively, research nurses coordinate more than 80 clinical trials at any given time.
News Listing Heart and Vascular
Sentara partners with Black churches to study disparities in hypertension
Ten Black churches are partnering with Sentara Health to study the best way to control high blood pressure, or hypertension, which disproportionally impacts Black communities.Neurologist: Rising number of strokes can be curbed by Americans adopting a healthier lifestyle
Sentara treated nearly 7,500 stroke patients across its 12 hospitals in 2023, a seven percent increase over four years ago, and patient volume this year is on track to be even higher.Technology keeps patients alive while they wait for heart transplants
Sentara Heart Hospital transplanted 23 hearts in 2023, but the waiting list continues.Sentara distributes life-saving AEDs to community partners, offers training
Community partners received training on how to use AEDs, perform CPR, and recognize the signs of a stroke.Sentara Heart Hospital illuminated in red to celebrate American Heart Month
Sentara performs one in five heart catheterizations in Virginia and treats one in four heart failure patients.
Learn more about Sentara Heart and Vascular.