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It weighs only 11 ounces, and in your lifetime will beat more than two billion times.

It is your heart, and no one understands how to keep it working better than Washington Hospital Center 's Washington Heart and Vascular Institute.

What distinguishes us from others is our experience.  Studies in the New England Journal of Medicine confirm that hospitals with just such experience - high volumes of given procedures - have better patient outcomes.

VIDEO GALLERY: Finding Balance - Our Team Approach to Managing Heart Failure

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Our Heart Services   

We are the busiest heart catheterization center in the United States , performing more than 19,000 procedures annually, and we lead the region in number of open heart surgeries per year.

We offer unequaled experience with "beating heart surgery" and ongoing research with new surgical techniques to treat congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. We take care of routine heart cases better because of our leadership and vast experience with the most challenging cases. And year after year, U.S.News & World Report recognizes us as one of the nation's best heart centers. 

VIDEO:  Cardiac Catheterization Team

Washington Hospital Center is the only hospital in the region that has a Cardiac Catheterization team on-site, around the clock.

Our Vascular Services  

We do more vascular procedures and offer the most comprehensive and coordinated services for vascular patients than any other hospital in the region. Our staff of board certified vascular specialists provide the latest technology to manage vascular diseases.

We have the largest experience in the region in treating thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections with minimally invasive endovascular approaches. New methods for saving legs with poor circulation, treating venous diseases as an outpatient and preventing strokes by treating carotid artery stenosis are just a few of the peripheral vascular services we provide in a compassionate Patient First� environment.

Since we opened our doors 40 years ago, we have never rested. We continually explore new frontiers and introduce innovative technology to give patients with heart and vascular  disease new hope. And we continually move forward.

We welcome you to join us.

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