Brigham and Women's Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Heart & Vascular Center

For nearly a century, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been at the epicenter for innovation and discovery in cardiovascular care and research.
Today, our Heart & Vascular Center continues to be poised for the future and will lead the way in shaping cardiovascular care in the years to come.
The way we deliver care to our patients within the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center– integrating all of our cardiovascular services in a Center of Excellence with a truly collaborative environment that fosters teamwork amongst all of our specialists – serves as a catalyst for groundbreaking research and for providing advanced heart and vascular patient care.

Heart and Vascular Diseases and Conditions

The Heart & Vascular Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) leads the way in providing innovative and compassionate care of the highest quality for the entire spectrum of cardiovascular diseases and conditions.
From more common cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary heart disease and heart rhythm disorders, to lesser-known diseases, such as cardiac amyloidosis, we have the physician and nursing expertise and advanced technologies necessary to provide outstanding care. We also specialize in providing cardiovascular care for patients who have other health concerns, including women who are pregnant and patients who are being treated for cancer.

Diseases and Conditions

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Amyloid Heart Disease
• Aneurysm: Abdominal, Aortic, Thoracic, and Peripheral
• Atherosclerosis
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Cancer and the Heart
• Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Inflammatory Heart Disease
• Cardiovascular Genetic Diseases
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure/Cardiomyopathy
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
• Endocarditis
• Heart Rhythm Disorders
• Heart Valve Disease
• Hyperlipidemia (High Blood Cholesterol)
• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Artery Disease
• Pregnancy and Heart Disease
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Renal Artery Stenosis
• Stroke Prevention
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Venous and Lymphatic Disorders

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The members of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) strive to improve the health of persons with disabling conditions and/or pain through excellent clinical care, teaching, and original research. The division endeavors to:

• Improve quality of life through interdisciplinary teamwork and medical management, psychological support, optimizing physical function, and environmental modification.
• Provide and continuously improve clinical care throughout the community, in the home, for outpatients, in skilled nursing facilities, and in acute and rehabilitation hospitals.
• Educate medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians, allied health professionals, and members of the community.
• Perform research in the basic and rehabilitation sciences, covering the areas of pathology, impairment, functional limitation, disability, and health services for persons with impairments or disabilities.
• Advocate for and with persons with disabilities and their families on issues that will enhance their independence.

Clinical Care

Current activities include outpatient musculoskeletal, sports medicine, and spine care, in collaboration with the Rheumatology, Women’s Health, and Orthopedic Surgery.
The department provides outpatient sports medicine, spine care and pain management services in the Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center in Foxborough, providing sports medicine, general musculoskeletal, spine care, and interventional spine care.
Acute care consultation service for patients hospitalized at BWH needing rehabilitation assessment and management, and planning for transition to ambulatory care is provided by Dr. Jason Frankel. All inpatient rehabilitation services are provided at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network.
Source: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/