Heart Care

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Lutheran Hospital's clinical specialists deliver a broad range of innovative cardiac and vascular services, including:

• Advanced diagnostics to evaluate coronary artery disease
• Diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterizations
• Advanced heart failure treatment in a dedicated inpatient unit
• Ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation
• Management of complex heart rhythm disorders
• Diagnostic and interventional procedures to treat peripheral vascular disease
• Electrophysiology studies and ablation treatments
• Advanced device therapies for pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement
• Minimally invasive surgery for heart and blood vessel disorders
• Bypass, valve replacement, carotid and other surgical procedures
• Blood clot treatment with thrombectomies or inferior vena cava (IVC) filters

A proud tradition of innovation in heart care

Lutheran Hospital has a long-standing tradition of leadership in cardiovascular care and innovative treatments including:

• 1st in northern Indiana to receive the HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence, the American College of Cardiology’s highest recognition
• Only hospital in northern Indiana to implant VADs
• Only hospital in northern Indiana with advanced ventricular assist device certification
• 1st in Indiana and one of the first in the nation to receive Heart Failure with Outpatient Services accreditation
  
• 1st in the state and one of the first ten in the U.S. to receive transcatheter valve certification
  
• 1st in state to receive full Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services (EPS) accreditation