The Adventist Heart Institute has a long history of innovations. From the first cardiac catheterization to new diagnostic imaging approaches and treatments for heart disease provide a legacy of “firsts” in cardiac care. We were the first in the North Bay area to perform coronary angiogram, coronary angioplasty, percutaneous thoracic aortic aneurysms repair and coronary bypass surgery, as well as the first to offer minimally invasive cardiac bypass surgery and percutaneous thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Click on any of the links below to learn more about innovations at the Adventist Heart Institute:
Opening in the summer of 2022, the Adventist Health St. Helena Cardiovascular Suite and Ghiringhelli Hybrid Operating Room expands the Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute’s ability to provide the most advanced, cutting-edge heart and vascular care.
read moreAdventist Health St. Helena has opened a new vascular lab with two dedicated procedure rooms to expand its capability to diagnose and treat peripheral vascular, vein and arterial diseases.
read moreAdventist Health St. Helena has received two five-star quality awards in the area of cardiology care from Healthgrades for 2019.
read moreConstruction began November 13, 2019, on Adventist Health St. Helena’s new cardiovascular suite, which includes a hybrid operating room, one of only a handful of similar hybrid suites in the region.
read moreFebruary is Heart Month, and as part of its celebrations Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute is pleased to offer a free patient education seminar in Clearlake on Thursday, February 21 on the topic of Peripheral Vascular Disease.
read moreThe Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute is offering free cardiovascular disease screenings in Calistoga and Clearlake. The program, called Dare to C.A.R.E., screens for common vascular diseases, such as clogged arteries, that are often symptomless precursors to serious heart complications or stroke.
read moreThe Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute will offer free cardiovascular disease screenings in Clearlake. The program, called Dare to C.A.R.E., screens for common vascular diseases, such as clogged arteries, that are often symptomless precursors to serious heart complications or stroke.
read moreThe heart valve team at the Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute at Adventist Health St. Helena successfully completed the North Bay’s first Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (TMVR) procedure, a less invasive alternative that offers hope for patients with severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation who were previously faced with only one treatment option—open heart surgery. The first procedure was performed in the cardiac catheterization lab at the hospital on May 9.
read moreIn this interview, EP Lab Digest speaks with Gan Dunnington, MD about this upcoming conference taking place August 24th to 27th.
read moreAfter practicing and leading the team at UC Davis Vascular Center for more than 11 years, Dr. John Laird has moved West to join the Adventist Heart & Vascular Institute team at St. Helena Hospital. He brings vast experience, having performed more than 5000 endovascular diagnostic and interventional procedures and has lectured and performed endovascular procedures around the world.
read moreThe heart valve team at the Adventist Heart Institute at St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley successfully completed the North Bay’s first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, a less invasive alternative that offers hope for patients with severe aortic stenosis who were previously accustomed to only one treatment option – open heart surgery.
read moreTwo local heart specialists from St. Helena Hospital’s Adventist Heart Institute recently traveled to Nepal to provide cardiac care and to help educate local residents as part of a free cardiac camp sponsored by the Jayanti Memorial Trust.
read moreFew health issues are as frightening or as urgent as a heart-related problem. We know how important heart care is to you and your loved ones, and St. Helena Hospital is here 24 hours a day, seven days a week for rapid response to your cardiac emergency.
read moreFor the first time, Consumer Reports has rated U.S. hospitals on patient safety during and after surgery. St. Helena Hospital has received top honors regarding Surgery Safety and Outcomes. St. Helena Hospital was only one of three hospitals in the Bay area to receive such a high rating.
read moreDoctors from the Adventist Heart Institute’s St. Helena Arrhythmia Center presented a seminar April 24 on atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), an electrical disorder of the heart that causes an irregular and often rapid heart rate. The condition can be caused by high blood pressure or abnormal hearts valves, or have no apparent cause.
read moreContinuing its tradition of leadership in cardiovascular care, Adventist Heart Institute at St. Helena Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Andreas Sakopoulos and Cardiologist Dr. Stewart Allen, performed the first procedure in the North Bay using the recently FDA cleared Ocelot system by Avinger.
read moreSt. Helena Hospital Napa Valley has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its listing of 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs. The list names hospitals in the country exhibiting excellence in heart care and research, selected based on clinical accolades, outstanding local and national reputations, recognition for quality care, and contribution to the field of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.
read moreContinuing its tradition of leadership in cardiac care, a surgical team at St. Helena Hospital Napa Valley, part of Adventist Heart Institute, led by Dr. Andreas Sakopoulos, MD, has performed the first procedure using an Impella heart pump in the North Bay area.
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