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Comprehensive Heart & Vascular Care

The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute specializes in advanced, minimally invasive heart & vascular procedures. Our renowned specialists utilize innovative techniques that allow patients to benefit from fewer complications, less scarring, greater comfort, and faster recoveries.

Distinguished as a leading heart and vascular institute, we offer personalized prevention programs, world-renowned physicians, leading diagnostic screenings, advanced treatment, rehabilitation and leading-edge research. We're passionate about providing the highest quality of patient and family-centered care. You can access our heart and vascular services at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center, and MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center.

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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) is a Medical Emergency

If you think you may be experiencing a heart attack, call 9-1-1 right away so that treatment can start as soon as possible. Do not drive yourself or wait for a ride from a friend or family member.

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the aortic valve in your heart to be replaced with a new valve while your heart is still beating. The procedure is less invasive than traditional open-heart surgery with a much faster recovery time.
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Heart Disease in Women
Heart disease is the number one killer of women over the age of 25 in the United States irrespective of race or ethnicity. Each year, six times as many women die of cardiovascular disease than of breast cancer. The condition affects approximately 10 percent of women between the ages of 45 and 64, and one in four women over 65 years of age - about 8 million women total.
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Beating Heart CABG / Off-Pump CABG Surgery
CABG (pronounced like the word "cabbage") stands for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery, also referred to as Coronary Revascularization, reroutes blood flow around a blockage in the coronary artery so the heart muscle can maintain a good blood supply.
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Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)
Coronary angioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention, is a procedure used to open clogged heart arteries. Angioplasty involves temporarily inserting and inflating a tiny balloon at the site of the artery clog to help widen the artery.
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Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)

Occurs when faulty electrical signals cause the top chambers of the heart (atria) to beat very quickly and irregularly.

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Advancing Research Forward

At MemorialCare, research is woven throughout national consortiums and centers of excellence through clinical trials and novel investigations to improve population health – effectively safeguarding the community by improving outcomes, while lowering costs for patients.

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Heart Risk Assessment

Take the Heart Health assessment to see if you may be at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the near future.

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Out-of-Pocket Cost

Our cost estimator tool offers you a way to estimate the amount for which you may be responsible prior to receiving services at MemorialCare.

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Accepted Insurances

MemorialCare accepts most major HMO, PPO, and EPO, health plans, as well as Medicare, private indemnity and supplemental insurance plans.

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Conditions

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Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is the disease of the heart muscle. There are many reasons why this can occur including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, certain viruses and genetics. Cardiomyopathy usually results in an enlarged heart and ultimately heart failure.

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Sudden Cardiac Death

Sudden cardiac death (also known as sudden cardiac arrest) occurs from a sudden loss of heart function where the heart stops (cardiac arrest) and blood stops circulating in the body.

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Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Ulcers

Aortic intramural hematoma (IMH) is an acute aortic disease, defined by the presence of hemorrhage within the aortic wall, and no evidence of intimal tear. The penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) is a chronic aortic condition, defined by an ulcer-like disruption of the intima maturing within the aortic lumen.

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Diagnostics & Treatments

Diagnostics

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Cardiac Event Monitoring/Holter Monitoring/Loop Recorder

Cardiac Event Monitoring can also be referred to as Holter Monitoring, is a medically prescribed, non-invasive procedure that is conducted on patients who are capable of walking or moving around.

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Chest X-Ray

A chest X-ray is a black and white image of the chest area which shows the heart, lungs and bones of the rib cage. The chest X-ray does not show the inside of the heart, but does show its size, shape and location.

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Coronary Angiography

Coronary angiography or coronary arteriography uses X-ray and contrast (dye) to capture images of the coronary arteries, the arteries that bring blood to the heart.

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Treatments

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Repair of Type A and Type B Aortic Dissection

Acute aortic dissection can be treated surgically. In surgical treatment, the area of the aorta with the intimal tear is resected and replaced with a graft.

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Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

When minimally invasive intervention methods for treating abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are no longer an option, a vascular surgeon may recommend aortic surgery as the best course of treatment. Repair is typically performed when the AAA reaches five centimeters or larger, due to increasing risk of rupture.

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Aortic Root Surgery

Aortic root surgery is a surgical procedure to treat a dilation or enlargement of a section of the large blood vessel (aorta) that carries blood from your heart to your organs. The aortic root is located near the junction of your aorta and your heart.

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Heart & Vascular Specialists

Selecting specialists to treat your heart and vascular disease or condition is an important decision to make. When selecting a team of physicians it is important to look for specialists who are highly trained in their fields. The comprehensive teams of expert heart and vascular care specialists at MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institutes located in Orange County and Los Angeles County are devoted to innovative heart care to improve the lives of residents in Southern California.

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Blog & Events

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Patient Story

Always by His Side

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Heart Disease after Cancer Treatment

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His Heart Beats With Gratitude

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Events

Mar 30

Sweetheart Screening Event

Fountain Valley, CA
3:00pm
May 04

Take Charge of Your Heart

Laguna Hills, CA
10:00am
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