Cardiovascular Services

As an integrated health network, Hackensack Meridian Health offers comprehensive cardiovascular services delivered by a highly skilled, multidisciplinary team of heart and vascular specialists. Patients receive innovative electrophysiology procedures and, if needed, minimally invasive heart surgeries at two renowned academic medical centers in New Jersey.

Hackensack Meridian Health’s team of experienced interventional cardiologists, along with skilled registered nurses and cardiovascular technologists, can diagnose and stop the progression of heart disease at the earliest stages — and often avoid the need for surgery.

Hackensack Meridian Health provides patients with comprehensive cardiovascular services that start with the most advanced diagnostic and interventional capabilities and expert clinicians who collaborate to provide a seamless continuum of care.

The cardiovascular experts at Hackensack Meridian Health provide comprehensive services for congenital heart disease and structural heart conditions. As a cardiovascular leader in New Jersey, patients receive complete care from diagnosis through treatment, rehabilitation and recovery.

Cardiovascular disease – including heart attack and stroke – is the number one cause of death for men and women in this country, more deadly than all cancers combined. It often strikes without warning – claiming a life every 40 seconds. Knowing your risk now can go a long way toward prevention.

At Hackensack Meridian Health, renowned cardiovascular surgeons recruited from top heart programs provide a wide range of advanced cardiac surgeries, from minimally invasive and robotic-assisted approaches to off-pump heart surgery without using a heart-lung machine. Using a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, our heart surgeons work closely with cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, cardiac nurses, cardiac imaging technologists and other specialists to offer personalized treatments for the best possible results.

Hackensack Meridian Health provides comprehensive cardiovascular care in a single, integrated network — from state-of-the-art cardiology diagnostic services and advanced heart surgery expertise to a cardiac rehabilitation program that enhances recovery. Patients and families choose us for our quality outcomes, outstanding results, and our unwavering focus on helping our patients feel better fast.

Hackensack Meridian Health offers the latest advancements to treat patients with heart valve disease, even those who have been told surgery is not an option. We combine the expertise of leading heart surgeons, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists and other heart and vascular specialists to offer comprehensive care and innovative techniques that aren’t widely available in the region.

WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device placement can provide life-changing treatment for some people with AFib. Cardiovascular surgeons implant the device in the heart to close off a small pouch called the left atrial appendage — the source of more than 90 percent of stroke-causing blood clots in people with AFib.

Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack University Medical Center are two of only three hospitals in the state to offer this leading-edge procedure. In fact, our cardiovascular specialists are among a small number of physicians in the country who are experienced in TCAR.

Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is home to New Jersey’s only Cardio-Oncology Program. Patients receive expert assessment, evaluation and innovation from the area’s top cardiologists and scientists working to reduce the effects of cancer treatment.

Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, occurs when the heart is not able to pump blood well enough to supply blood and oxygen to the rest of the body. It does not develop suddenly, but happens over time as the heart’s pumping ability declines and cannot keep up with the workload.

Hackensack Meridian Health offers comprehensive care from a multidisciplinary team of heart and lung specialists, nurse practitioners, specially trained nurses, dietitians, physical rehabilitation therapists and others.

Hackensack Meridian Health offers the most comprehensive medical and surgical approach to vascular care, including minimally invasive procedures and state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic services for the full spectrum of vascular conditions.

Hackensack Meridian Health offers a variety of pacemakers, including advanced leadless devices, designed to fit a patient’s specific needs.