Heart and vascular care
Caring for your heart, every day
As one of the top heart and vascular programs in the nation, Penn Medicine experts are your heart health partners. From heart valve disease and heart arrhythmia therapies to open heart surgery and heart transplants, we use the latest research and advanced treatments to help you feel better and live life more fully.
Conditions we treat
Precision treatments with our Interventional Cardiology Program
We offer advanced, minimally invasive treatments for heart and blood vessel problems. As the most experienced team in the greater Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Princeton areas, our experts deliver innovative care with exceptional outcomes, even for complex cases.
Penn Medicine’s Heart Transplant Program
A heart transplant is a lifesaving option for people with advanced heart failure. Our program is one of the most experienced in the United States, providing exceptional care and support throughout your transplant journey to help you live your best life.
The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health
The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health delivers advanced, personalized cardiovascular care right in your community. From diagnostics to surgery and rehab, their expert team offers innovative treatments and specialized clinics for lifelong heart health.
Locations
Our hospitals, multispecialty medical centers, pharmacies, labs and more offer outstanding, personalized care for patients all across the region.
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Patient stories
A new way to treat Afib: Pulsed field ablation
Rick Smith chose pulsed field ablation for its precision and faster recovery. One month later, he’s back on the road, grateful for the care he received.
A hole in the heart repaired
After a heart attack, Vilma Patel's family brought her from India to Lancaster for lifesaving VSD repair.
A runner’s rapid save
A pulmonary embolism is life-threatening—and urgent. For Molly Fadden, Penn Medicine was ready to get her to the right experts, right in time.
ECMO saves recovering cancer survivor from lung failure
From cancer survivor to lung failure, Joey Porch’s journey took a miraculous turn with the help of the Penn Lung Rescue team
Father and son undergo aortic repairs a year apart
A father and son share a genetic heart condition called bicuspid aortic valve and had successful surgeries at Penn Medicine a year apart.
Embracing life’s rhythm: Kathleen’s robotic surgery journey
Kathleen Tierney talks about her journey having robotic mitral valve surgery performed at Penn Medicine.
Heart health keeps this Penn cardiology patient running
An avid runner, once sidelined by heart issues, turned to Penn’s Sports Cardiology and Fitness Program to get him back on the race track.
A skipped heartbeat reveals a silent and serious heart risk
A healthy, active man was alarmed to notice his heart was skipping a beat, revealing a thoracic aortic aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV).
Lifesaving care for woman with ascending aortic aneurysm
Susan Helfrich's care for ascending aortic aneurysm was not only life-saving; it was life-changing.