Heart & Vascular Center

The Emory Heart and Vascular Center has a stellar history of pioneering advances in angioplasty, stent placement and cardiac surgery.

Consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top heart centers in the country, the Center includes cardiology services and research at all Emory-affiliated hospitals in Georgia.

From probing the relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular health in the laboratory to the careful treatment of adults with congenital heart defects or arrhythmias, the Heart and Vascular Center continues to mesh basic and clinical research, education and improving patient care.

Press Releases

Research, Education and Patient Care Links

Media Contact

Holly Korschun
Director of Research Communications
404-727-3990
hkorsch@emory.edu

Highlights


Emory's heart transplant program celebrated its 500th transplant in June 2008.


As part of a clinical trial, Emory have been performing non-invasive percutaneous valve replacement on patients with aortic stenosis, with more than 25 procedures since the trial started last year.


Heart failure researchers have enrolled more than 170 patients in the Atlanta Cardiomyopathy Consortium, which aims to identify biomarkers, genomic markers, and behavioral and psychosocial determinants of outcomes for a condition that is growing more common because of an aging population and also the increasing diabetes and obesity prevalence.


Director


Douglas Morris

Douglas C. Morris, MD
Director
Emory Heart and Vascular Center