Structural Heart Program

Overview

The Structural Heart Program is completely focused on treating structural and heart valve disease. We have a multidisciplinary team of providers who specialize in percutaneous and surgical treatments. Our providers are experts in the latest technology and treatments.

UR Medicine leads the region in the number and scope of specialized services we offer. We can provide every other specialist you may need, including echo-cardiologists, radiologists, and specialists in heart failure, oncology, pulmonology and our congenital cardiac care.

What to Expect from the Structural Heart Program

Every day, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiovascular nurses come together at UR Medicine to bring patients the most comprehensive, technologically advanced care available in the Rochester region. They’re deeply experienced in their respective specialties. They participate in groundbreaking research into new treatments. And, most of all, they bring a personal touch and collaborative spirit to every case.

Doctors from cardiology and cardiac surgery work together to provide a completely individualized treatment. Our internationally recognized, board certified surgeons deliver the most comprehensive care to patients of all ages.

What Sets Us Apart?

As the Rochester metropolitan area and surrounding region’s only academic medical center, we have exceptionally high standards that help ensure the best results for our patients.

Leader in clinical research. Our researchers have developed heart care advances and devices that are used around the world.

Heart failure treatments. With our help, many patients in Class III or IV heart failure improve to Class I or II. UR Medicine Cardiac Care has the region's only program dedicated to heart failure.

Heart transplants. We are the only medical center in the Rochester metropolitan area and surrounding region that can perform heart transplant surgery.

Leadership in heart rhythm treatment. Heart rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation can lead to stroke or cardiac arrest. UR Medicine Cardiac Care has one of the world's leading programs for treating abnormal heart rhythms.

VAD leadership. We are a national leader in the use of ventricular assist devices (VAD), having been involved in most major VAD studies over the past 15 years.

First for valves. We are the first medical center in the region to offer transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of heart valve disease.

Aneurysm relief. UR Medicine Cardiac Care leads the region in providing minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of aneurysms.

Fastest response. Our Heart Attack Team is on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we have the fastest response times in the region.

The most cardiologists. We have more board-certified heart specialists on staff than any other medical center in the Rochester metropolitan area and surrounding.

Women's heart program. Women's symptoms of heart attack can be completely different from men's. Our Women's Heart Program provides the specialized care women need to prevent and treat heart disease.

Fully equipped facilities. We have three electrophysiology labs for ablation and device implants and four catheterization. Or newest lab provides robotic navigation for radiofrequency ablation, resulting in greater precision, safety, and versatility.