Heart And Vascular Care

We provide the best care possible for the most important muscle in your body. We want you to make the most of every smile, moment and memory. Whether you need a screening, a stent or support for a heart-healthy lifestyle, we’ve got you covered.

Heart and vascular conditions we treat

Our specialists take an individualized approach to diagnosing and treating heart and vascular conditions, including:

Learn more about our heart and vascular services and treatments.

The right place for your heart care

Heart conditions can bring some scary “What ifs.” What if you have a heart attack? What if you have heart failure? What if you have an irregular heartbeat?

No matter your concern or heart condition, Saint Joseph Hospital is the right place for you. We are the region’s Top Rated Heart Care Program, with one of the most highly-regarded heart care teams in Colorado.

Learn what to expect from our heart and vascular care.

Heart surgery

Our heart surgery program has served the Denver region for more than 140 years. Saint Joseph continually ranks as one of the top programs in the region and among the top 1 to 3 percent in the nation for outcomes.

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Cardiac rehabilitation

We get to know you as a person and invest in your recovery. We’ll customize a rehab plan to improve your health and return you to the activities you enjoy most.

Cardiac rehabilitation can get you back on track.

Our Saint Joseph team is dedicated to helping you live your healthiest life. To do this, we have partnered with National Jewish Health to offer our patients an intensive cardiac rehab program. This program helps participants stop or reverse heart disease through lifestyle changes.

Learn more about this unique Saint Joseph Hospital and National Jewish Health cardiac rehabilitation offering.

Afib and heart arrhythmia treatment

We offer a number of advanced heart rhythm treatments that aren’t available at most community hospitals. Our team invests in the best treatments with your well-being in mind.

Learn more about Afib and heart rhythm disorders.

Heart attack

When a heart attack strikes, every minute counts. In fact, 85 percent of heart damage occurs within the first two minutes of a heart attack.

We are ready with the latest technology. We are an accredited Chest Pain Center, meaning we have achieved a higher level of expertise when treating a heart attack.

Learn about our heart attack care.

Medical heart care

Most heart care starts with a doctor’s visit in their clinic. Knowing that, we have developed an extensive network of cardiology clinics to serve your heart care needs. Each of our specialty practices can diagnose, treat and even help you prevent heart and vascular disease.

We work to ensure your heart treatment is seamless across our clinics and hospitals and through virtual care at your home.

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The Saint Joseph difference

TAVR

From congenital heart defects to severe valve disease, we offer the latest treatment options and technologies for structural heart problems. We have completed over 100 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures.

TAVR, which has only been readily available since late 2011, is for people with severe aortic stenosis or narrowing of the aortic valve. It is a revolutionary procedure that offers a faster recovery time and a shorter hospital stay when compared to traditional heart surgery.

WATCHMAN™ LAAC

The Watchman^™ LACC device is an FDA-approved heart implant that closes the left atrial appendage (LAA), which is a small, ear-shaped sac in the muscle wall of the top left heart chamber. The LAA is believed to be the source of a majority of stroke-causing blood clots in people with non-valvular AFib, a heartbeat rhythm disorder.

By closing off the LAA, we can prevent the migration of blood clots so your risk of stroke may be reduced and, over time, you may be able to stop taking anticoagulants. This innovative procedure is being piloted at Saint Joseph Hospital.

Laser lead extraction

When an electrical lead wire in an implanted pacemaker becomes damaged, excessive scar tissue can form or the wire may interfere with normal heart function. In these cases, a lead extraction may be required.

Historically, lead extraction relied on using a counterweight to pull a lead out of the heart, which could result in heart damage or incomplete lead removal. Today, our electrophysiology teams perform laser lead removal using cold lasers to help remove leads with virtually no risk of heart damage.

rAAA program

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an enlargement of a large blood artery in the body. When the enlargement becomes too big, it ruptures or bursts. This occurrence, called a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), is often fatal.

We continue to invest in and build one of the few rAAA programs in the Rocky Mount region at Saint Joseph hospital. Our goal is to give patients with rAAA a chance for survival when the odds are against them.

Partnering for your care

Saint Joseph Hospital, National Jewish Health and Kaiser Permanente are working together to provide the best heart care to our patients. Denver’s most respected heart specialists work side-by-side to provide patients access to innovative research and cutting-edge treatment options.

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