We are now enrolling patients in the PARTNER II trial, a national study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), for more information download the PARTNER II trial fact sheet for referring providers.
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UW Medicine Regional Heart Center (RHC) provides comprehensive care for all types of cardiac conditions and diseases. Our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, and other highly trained clinicians is internationally recognized for their expertise in treating coronary artery disease, heart rhythm disturbances such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure and adult congenital heart disease.
We’re also adept at performing advanced procedures and complex surgeries, including heart transplantation, ablations and percutaneous (minimally invasive) heart valve replacement.
Research and innovation
Physicians at RHC are national leaders in clinical trials with the goal of safely adopting innovative, proven treatments.
With a number of physicians engaged in groundbreaking research, we’re the most experienced center in the Northwest for state-of-the-art procedures such as implantable cardiac defibrillators, ventricular assist devices, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR / TAVI), which was approved by the FDA in 2011.
We’re also committed to educating the next generation of physicians by offering the only full cardiovascular services training program in the Northwest.
Convenient, comprehensive care
Located in Seattle, Washington, RHC provides patient care at UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Northwest Hospital Medical Center and Valley Medical Center, as well as at clinics and affiliates in Bellevue, Lynnwood, Mill Creek and other convenient locations. And if you need testing, we offer a full spectrum of cardiovascular diagnostic services with ECG/EKG, echocardiography, CT angiography, cardiac MR, and nuclear stress testing.
Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
In the United States, about a million people a year suffer a heart attack, or myocardial infarction. It occurs when a part of the heart muscle loses its blood supply.
The heart muscle gets its oxygen and nutrients from blood traveling through tiny vessels called coronary arteries. Over the years these vessels may accumulate a hard, sticky material in their walls called plaque. (See...
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B. Fendley Stewart
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Dr. Stewart provides consultations for a wide variety of heart and vascular problems, including coronary disease, arrhythmias, valve disease, ...
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Non-pharmacologic Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
More than two million Americans have atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the the heart's upper atria chambers beat irregularly when blood is not efficiently pumped out of the heart. Learn more about this condition, non-pharmacologic therapy, and theories for repair.
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