Heart and Vascular Center

Highlights

The Academic Medical Center Advantage

Together, Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin form one of the top academic medical centers in the country. There are many advantages to choosing care at the Heart and Vascular Center, where Medical College of Wisconsin physicians:

Specialize in diagnosing and treating heart and vascular disease using the latest techniques and technology
Have the expertise to teach the next generation of heart and vascular specialists
Conduct research to find new ways to detect and treat heart and vascular disease

Team Collaboration

Our expert heart and vascular specialists collaborate regularly to ensure that patients receive comprehensive, integrated and high-quality care — all in one location. Team physicians work alongside nurses, physician assistants, cardiovascular technicians, dietitians, therapists, lab technologists and other team members to deliver the highest level of care.

Together, team specialists plan care, perform procedures and monitor patient progress. For example, specialists in Vascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Radiology may collaborate to treat a patient with aortic disease without surgery.

Vascular surgeons often collaborate with vascular and interventional radiologists who perform many specialized interventional procedures such as angioplasty and stent placement.

Clinical Trials / Research

Research is important to patient care as discoveries lead to new treatments, prevention care and cures for stroke (vascular disease of the brain), high blood pressure, heart attack, congestive heart failure and other diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Patients of the Heart and Vascular Center have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials of new treatment techniques, medications and devices. Physicians in the Heart and Vascular Center, including Interventional Radiologists, are participating in significant local and national clinical research trials. Cardiovascular medicine offers clinical trials in:

Structural heart disease
Coronary artery disease
Carotid artery disease
Cardiovascular imaging
Valvular heart disease
Heart failure
Electrophysiology
Angiogenesis (development of new heart tissue)
Adult congenital heart disease, including the relationship of patient foramen ovale (PFO) and migraine and PFO closure and stroke prevention

For more information on clinical trials, please contact us by using our online form or calling 414-805-3666 or 800-272-3666.

Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Run/Walk

The 14th Annual Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Club Run & Walk will be held on Saturday, February 13 at 10 a.m. at Wil-O-Way Recreation Center, 10602 Underwood Parkway in Wauwatosa. The event supports heart research at the internationally recognized Cardiovascular Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin.