Heart Failure / Cardiomyopathy Center
Contact Information
Address
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA, 94305
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Phone
(650) 723-6459
E-mail
cardiologynewpatients@stanfordmed.org
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Days & Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
The Stanford University Division of Cardiovascular Medicine has focused on providing the latest advances in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of heart failure for more than 30 years. We performed the first U.S. heart transplant in 1968 and have since maintained a dedicated clinical team focused on patients with heart failure. During this time we have seen more than 5,000 such patients and have helped many of them return to a life of nearly normal activity.M
We consistently measure the outcomes of health care services to track our performance and to inspire us to be even better. According to the data presented in our cardiovascular outcomes report, we continue to have outstanding patient outcomes despite the fact that we serve higher-risk populations.
Additionally, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has recently developed a comprehensive rating system that allows for comparisons regarding the quality of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country. Approximately 14 percent of hospitals receive the “3 star” rating, which denotes the highest category of quality. In the current analysis of national data covering the period from July 2007 to June 2008, the cardiac surgery performance of our hospital was found to lie in the highest quality tier, thereby receiving an STS 3 star rating.
Our patients include those with the following conditions:
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- Sarcoid heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Refractory heart failure
- Cancer-therapy associated heart failure
- Radiation heart disease
The heart failure/cardiomyopathy specialists at Stanford include:
- Euan A Ashley, MRCP, FACC
- Michael B. Fowler, MD
- John S. Schroeder, MD
- Randall H. Vagelos, MD
- Ronald M Witteles, MD
These physicians consult with a variety of specialists, including cardiovascular surgeons, electrophysiologists, and molecular biologists. In addition, a specialized team of cardiologists, clinical nurse specialists and social workers focus on the problems of each patient to establish diagnosis and plan for long-term care.
Diagnostic services include:
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac catheterization
- Myocardial biopsy to exclude myocarditis and infiltrative diseases
- Risk/survival assessment
- Cardiac MRI
- Revascularization
- Nuclear cardiology
- Cardiac viability imaging
- Cardiac CT
- Optimization of complex drug regimens
- Ventricular remodeling surgeries
- Ventricular assist devices
- Investigational cardiac support devices
- Heart valve repair/replacement
- Cardiac transplantation
Caregivers at the Stanford Cardiomyopathy Center are highly experienced in the treatment of inpatients in both coronary care and ICU.