Cardiovascular Diseases

Overview

Doctors in Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic treat people who have disorders of the heart, arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels (cardiovascular diseases) using the latest techniques. More than 75,000 people who have cardiovascular disease receive care at Mayo Clinic each year. Mayo Clinic has more than 230 doctors specializing in heart disease (cardiologists) and cardiovascular surgery.

New diagnostic techniques, drugs and interventions are continually being introduced into cardiology and vascular medicine. Mayo Clinic doctors are active in research programs and clinical trials to evaluate new approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of people with cardiovascular disease.

Doctors provide the highest quality of care for people who have cardiovascular disease in an integrated and cooperative group practice. Several subspecialty clinics bring together specialists to focus their expertise on each person's cardiovascular disease. Mayo Clinic doctors work with specialists from many other areas to provide the most appropriate care. Pediatric cardiologists in Minnesota collaborate with adult cardiologists to care for people of all ages.

Special expertise

Doctors in Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic have extensive experience and expertise in treating people with every kind of heart and blood vessel disorder, from common conditions to rare disorders. Many of the Cardiovascular Diseases staff hold or have held national leadership positions in leading professional medical organizations.

Cardiovascular departments at Mayo Clinic

Arizona

Cardiology
Vascular Center

Florida

Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Center

Minnesota

Cardiovascular Diseases
Gonda Vascular Center
Pediatric Cardiology
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

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