Best Ischaemic Heart Disease Specialists Minneapolis Near Me

4worldlovers: Construction at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus will affect your arrival and access points:

Use the temporary main entrance at the Main Hospital West Building. To reach it, turn left from E. 28th St., just east of Chicago Ave.

Park in the Purple Ramp by entering from Chicago Ave. or eastbound E. 28th St. Find the ramp lobby on Level 3 to access the skyway. You may walk to the hospital campus or catch a free ride through the skyway via our electric cart service, available 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays.

4worldlovers: The Heart Center includes a 49-bed unit that specializes in heart and kidney patients. The unit includes 12 intermediate care beds and three team centers. Our most frequent cardiac patients have experienced chest pain, coronary artery disease with complications, heart attacks, heart failure, heart rhythm problems, heart surgery, pacemaker, and implantable defibrillator placements.

We offer a full range of cardiovascular surgery procedures including coronary artery bypass grafting, repair, and replacement of heart valves, repair of select congenital heart defects, surgical correction of atrial fibrillation, and major aortic surgery. Our surgeons specialize in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac surgery in high-risk patients, and surgical repair of aortic dissections and thoracic aortic aneurysms. Our surgeons also specialize in the surgical treatment of the aorta including repair of aortic dissections, aortic aneurysms, and aortic injuries related to trauma. We also offer nonsurgical repair of aortic aneurysms - endovascular stenting of the aorta - for patients who meet the specified criteria.

The Echocardiography Laboratory, the Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory, and the Electrocardiogram Laboratory offer a full range of heart monitoring and non-invasive imaging services. We maintain a longstanding standard of high quality transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, with the addition of newer modalities such as 3D echocardiography, strain and myocardial perfusion imaging. Cardiac stress testing is available using exercise and dobutamine echocardiography as well as exercise and pharmacological myocardial perfusion (nuclear) imaging. Advanced imaging with coronary CT angiography, calcium score and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are also routinely performed in conjunction with the radiology department.

The Cardiac Catheterization Lab features state-of-the-art technology and treatment for heart disease, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology labs, and the door-to-balloon program.

The Arrhythmia Management Program involves all aspects of current diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. These include drug therapy, electrophysiologic testing, pacemakers, defibrillators, and radiofrequency ablation.

Cardiovascular Rehabilitation offers individualized, comprehensive and follow up care to the cardiovascular patient.

The Cardiology Clinic in the Hennepin Heart Center provides recognized care at the highest level. The clinic was recently identified as the number one rated cardiology clinic by patients for "overall provider experience" in Minnesota, according to results published by CGCAHPS, a tool used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to collect patient feedback

4worldlovers: Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute (AHMHI) was formed in 1981 with the goal of providing expert clinical care, educating both the public and health care professionals and advancing the field of cardiology through research. Over the past 40 years, the Institute has grown to be one of the top-rated cardiovascular centers in the world, consistently nationally ranked by US News and World Report for cardiology and heart surgery.

4worldlovers:

Welcome to a community of grateful patients, caring friends and families, and dedicated healthcare professionals.


We’re on a mission to improve the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities around the globe. We’re glad you’re here. We need your help because this is not an easy task. Cardiovascular disease remains the #1 cause of death.


Yet, when we started this mission 41 years ago many cardiovascular patients were left feeling hopeless. Now, patients with the same diagnosis, are living strong. Thanks for joining us to ensure that research can continue to find innovative solutions to keep hearts beating.

4worldlovers: At The Children’s Heart Clinic, we provide comprehensive care for children and adolescents with heart and blood vessel conditions. Our goal is to understand the needs of our children and their families, and to provide the best care.

Children’s Minnesota and The Children’s Heart Clinic have partnered together for more than 40 years. In the spring of 2017, we strengthened that partnership to better serve our patient families through a professional services agreement. Being a part of Children’s Minnesota pediatric health system gives The Children’s Heart Clinic more resources and access to specialists to provide the best possible care for your child.

Electrocardiograms (EKG or ECG), digital x-rays, stress tests and echocardiograms (Echo)

A comprehensive cardiovascular care center, offering all vital services on the same floor in a single building

4worldlovers: The scan gives you a number called an Agatston score. Zero means the test didn’t find any calcium. The higher the number, the more important it is for you and your doctor to come up with a plan to protect your heart.

Your doctor may get your results the same day of the test, but it can take longer.

The amount of radiation emitted by this CT scan is very low - about the same as a mammogram or a chest x-ray.

The cost is $100 paid at the time of your appointment. You will receive a receipt at the time of your payment. Typically, this cost is reimbursable through a flexible health spending account or an HSA (Health Savings Account).

Before your heart scan you will fill out a health questionnaire. During the test itself, you will lie down on the scanner bed and will be asked to hold your breath while the scanner takes two images of your heart. Each scan takes 10 to 45 seconds.

Every scan is analyzed and read by a cardiovascular imaging specialist for an in-depth and thorough interpretation. You will be mailed a comprehensive report of the scan results.

With your permission, we will forward your report to your primary care provider. We strongly encourage you to review the report with your physician and develop a plan to ensure your heart's health.

Anyone older than 35, with one or more of these risk factors for heart disease is encouraged to call for an appointment.