Heart Care
Lutheran Hospital, an advanced tertiary care center in Fort Wayne, provides specialty cardiovascular care ranging from advanced electrophysiology studies to heart transplantation. With advanced cardiovascular training, Lutheran Hospital’s clinical specialists and dedicated staff deliver 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 and heart transplantation
- 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
- An innovative therapy for fluid overload
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 and perform heart transplants
- Only hospital in northern Indiana to have VAD destination therapy certification
- 1st in Indiana and one of the first four in the nation to receive Advanced Heart Failure accreditation
- 1st in northern Indiana to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
- 1st in the state and one of the first ten in the U.S. to receive transcatheter valve certification
- 1st in northern Indiana to receive chest pain center accreditation
- 1st in state to receive full Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services (EPS) accreditation
- 1st in region to offer low-dose cardiac imaging
