RWJBH Heart and Vascular Care
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the name for a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and they include: heart failure, heart attack, high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation, angina, coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, congenital heart disease, among others. There are many things that can increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease, these are called risk factors. Some risk factors you cannot control (e.g. age, ethnicity, etc.), but there are many others that you can (e.g. diet, exercise, alcohol and tobacco use, etc.). Early detection and management of such factors is crucial to improving an individual’s quality of life.
RWJBarnabas Health provides such services through its various preventive and tailored educational programs or direct clinical care provided by our multidisciplinary team comprised of expert cardiac surgeons, interventional cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists and echocardiographers; alongside our dedicated team of nurses, technicians, pharmacists, and staff are skilled in all aspects of health care.
RWJBarnabas Health is able to treat, but not limited to, the following cardiovascular conditions:
