Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
Ranked #27 nationally and rated high-performing in heart attack, heart failure and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
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Q&A on Newly Approved Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis
UC Davis Health was the first University of California health system to implant the GORE® TAG® Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, which supports damaged aorta tissue, since it was FDA approved in 2022. UC Davis Health is now one of the top three medical centers in the country placing the device. Learn more from our Director of Aortic Surgery, Steven Maximus, M.D., a leading surgeon placing the device.
Heart and Vascular
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Team Performs Type A Aortic Dissection
UC Davis Health’s Cardiothoracic Surgery team performed a Type A aortic dissection to save a patient’s life. To successfully complete the procedure, the team placed the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. The tear was fixed in the ascending aorta by replacing the damaged section with a long-lasting synthetic graft.
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Procedure Helps Tricuspid Regurgitation
UC Davis Health cardiologists share promising findings from a recent clinical trial involving the heart valve procedure called transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). They found that it reduced the severity of tricuspid regurgitation, and was associated with improved quality of life for patients.
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Awards and Recognitions
Ranked among the nation’s best hospitals
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer, cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Nationally ranked #27 in Heart and Vascular
Our world-renowned cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons specialize in the most innovative treatments for both common and complex heart conditions. They’re committed to providing treatment options across many areas of cardiovascular medicine, including advanced heart failure; women’s heart health; complex aortic diseases; and congenital heart disease and heart valve disease.
Ranked high-performing for heart attack treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in treating heart attack.
Ranked high-performing in heart failure treatment
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in treating heart failure.
Ranked high-performing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Dedicated to improving the quality of stroke care
For reaching an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standard levels of care for 2 consecutive calendar years or more, with demonstrated compliance to an additional level of quality.
Dedicated to improving the quality of heart care
For reaching an aggressive goal of treating patients to core standard levels of care for one calendar year, with demonstrated compliance to an additional level of quality.
Providing reperfusion support for STEMI’s 24x7
Meets the criteria for Silver and achieves at least 25% adherence for the same consecutive 12-month interval for the First Door-to-Device time.
Ranked among the nation’s top performers
UC Davis Medical Center received Healthgrades® America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award for 2024, placing us among the top 2% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance. We also received accolades for high-quality patient care, known as Specialty Excellent Awards, in five areas including cardiac, neurosciences, gastrointestinal, critical care and pulmonary specialties.
Recognized as a great hospital in America
UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as one of the nation’s top hospitals by the 2023 edition of Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Great hospitals in America” list.
Recognized as a hospital with a great heart program
UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as a hospital with a great heart program by the 2023 edition of Becker’s “Hospitals and health systems with great heart programs” list. The hospitals and health systems highlighted are renowned for their exemplary heart care, patient outcomes and leading technologies.
Recognized for excellence in life support
UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized for exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, training, patient satisfaction, and clinical care.
The nation’s highest nursing honor
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, hip replacement, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, ovarian cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, uterine cancer surgery, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and orthopedics.