Our Approach to Heart Valve Repair & Replacement
Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care is a globally recognized leader in surgical heart valve repair and replacement and has been named a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center by the Mitral Foundation and the American Heart Association. We are among only a handful of hospitals in the U.S. to have achieved this special recognition, which places us among the very best centers in the nation for mitral valve repair surgery. Our multidisciplinary team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeons offers the most advanced, minimally invasive surgical solutions to treat conditions of the heart valves. Our Comprehensive Heart Valve Repair Program participates in the prestigious Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN), a collaboration led by the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, committed to advancing the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. We’re ranked in the top 1% of all hospitals in the nation for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery according to U.S. News & World Report.
Advanced Treatments
We offer a broad range of techniques to perform surgical valve repair and replacement, using the most minimally invasive methods to improve clinical outcomes and aid recovery. These treatments include all forms of valve repair and replacement, aortic valve-sparing root replacement, mitral valve repair, and aortic aneurysm repair. We also offer advanced diagnostic imaging and robotic-assisted valve repair.