Innovations and Research
Cardiovascular
- About Heart and Vascular Care
- Diagnostic Testing
- Medical and Surgical Treatment
- Level One Heart Attack Program
- Level One Vascular Emergency Program
- Prevention and Disease Management
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- Understanding Heart Disease
- Echoes for Athletes
- Innovations and Research
Heart Care Pioneers
- First open-heart surgery in Indiana
- First private hospital in the world to perform a heart transplant
- First artificial heart surgery in Indiana
- First heart-lung transplant in Indiana
- First robotic mitral valve heart repair in Indiana
- First virtual cath lab in the Midwest
- First stereotaxis magnetic navigation procedure in Indiana
- First single center to publish results of systemic thrombolytic therapy
Indiana University Health Cardiovascular is also the:
- Only pediatric heart transplant program in Indiana at the Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health Heart Center
- Founder and worldwide leader in clinical cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography)
- Leader in minimally invasive surgical techniques
Clinical Research
IU Health provides ongoing clinical research through the IU Health Methodist Research Institute and Indiana University's Krannert Institute of Cardiology.
The IU Health Methodist Research Institute is involved in a large variety of research activities that includes research into cardiovascular disease, transplant rejection, angiogenesis and atherosclerosis. The Krannert Institute of Cardiology is involved in clinical research in all aspects of cardiovascular medicine.