Clinical trials & cardiovascular research

Research and innovation are at the heart of our cardiovascular services, with new discoveries helping to continuously improve the care we provide. Research has led to breakthroughs in lifesaving procedures and devices like the defibrillator, stents, and the artificial heart. And the people participating in clinical trials may be able to benefit from treatments that are still in the investigation phase.

This leads to what matters most: longer, healthier lives for you and your loved ones.

Our advancements in innovation

Our excellence in heart and vascular care means we’re frequently offered opportunities to help investigate the next generation of new discoveries. And this innovation means we can offer the latest in world-class care to our patients as soon as it becomes available. Learn more about our accomplishments.

Advances in heart care

• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR): We perform TAVR, a procedure that provides aortic valve implantation without surgery for high-risk patients. Read more about transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
• Heart pumps and VAD: We’ve been a clinical trials site for most artificial heart pumps tested over the past 30 years. Find out more about VAD.
• Minimally invasive AFib ablation: We have developed new, hybrid techniques for atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation. Learn more about hybrid ablation surgery.
• Coronary bypass: Turn to us for coronary bypass surgery, which improves blood flow to the heart. Read about coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
• Hybrid procedures: We’ve partnered with leading medical companies to build completely modernized facilities, so we can provide innovative hybrid procedures. In these procedures, our surgeons and interventional cardiologists work together to provide better results and faster healing. Read more about interventional cardiology.

Advances in vascular care

• Customized stent grafts: We are among just a few places in the United States that provide customized abdominal aortic aneurysm stent grafts for unusually shaped aneurysms so that you can avoid open surgery. Learn more about abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• pBranch device: We offer the pBranch device for treating juxtarenal aneurysms (bulges located next to the kidney’s arteries)

Consider enrolling in a clinical trial

Clinical trials allow us to test the safety and effectiveness of new treatments – and wouldn’t be possible without our patient volunteers. In turn, they gain access to a broader range of treatment options.