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Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s Comprehensive Cardiology Services

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is the leading provider of comprehensive cardiology care in Kentucky, Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Our providers, who see more than 137,000 unique patients a year, have the experience, expertise and easy access you’d expect from Louisville’s leader.

Our specialists provide comprehensive cardiology care in close collaboration with other specialists throughout Norton Healthcare.

Our board-certified cardiologists have the skill and sophisticated tools to make a precise diagnosis that will guide a customized treatment plan tailored to your condition and needs.

Cardiology Expertise Close to Home

Our team of cardiologists includes specialists in interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and electrophysiology. The heart doctors work with cardiothoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons and other specialists to make sure each patient has access to the best care available.

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute’s cardiology team of more than 80 providers includes heart doctors and advanced practice providers. Our highly trained cardiologists and other specialists provide a full spectrum of cardiology care.

Our cardiology team has more than a dozen locations in Louisville, in surrounding communities in Kentucky and in Southern Indiana. That means we can provide convenient diagnosis, treatment and long-term follow-up for a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions.

Our cardiologists are at the forefront of the latest heart treatments. If your condition requires surgery, our interventional cardiologists have expertise in minimally invasive procedures using the latest equipment that can have you home sooner and feeling more like yourself.

Our specialists have been able to replace the need for open heart surgery in many cases with minimally invasive procedures. There are conditions, such as heart valve disorders, where an open heart procedure may be the best option for you. Norton Heart & Vascular Institute cardiovascular surgeons work closely with your cardiologist to create a long-term care plan following surgical repair.

About Norton Heart & Vascular Institute

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute offers advanced care at all of our adult-service hospitals to save hearts and lives.

Awards and Accreditations

  • All of Norton Healthcare’s adult-service hospitals in Louisville have received Chest Pain Center accreditation from the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
  • Norton Audubon Hospital has been named a HeartCare Center National Distinction of Excellence year after year by the American College of Cardiology. This is the only hospital in Louisville to be recognized for this distinction.
  • Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital and Norton Hospital all are recognized as having ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI accreditation.
  • Norton Audubon Hospital earned ventricular assist device (VAD) accreditation from DNV and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Leading the Region in Advanced Care

  • First in Louisville to implant a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker
  • First in Louisville to use PASCAL and MitraClip to replace and repair heart valves
  • First health care system in Louisville to offer CathWorks FFRangio System in a minimally invasive procedure used to treat clogged arteries and advance heart disease
  • Highest survival rate in the nation for  extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) interventions treating heart failure
  • Among the highest survival rates in the nation for treatment of cardiogenic shock in heart failure
  • Over 100 transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) procedures performed for heart disease patients
  • System with the most facilities across the city of Louisville with the ability treat a life-threatening heart attack
  • More than 100 board-certified physicians and advanced practice providers with specialized heart and vascular training and experience at nearly 30 locations in Louisville and Southern Indiana

Comprehensive Heart Care for the Whole Person

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute offers patient resources to support you and your family, including free classes for people of all ages who want to improve cardiovascular health or are living with a heart condition.

  • Cardiac rehabilitation: Our cardiac rehabilitation providers are leaders in developing and applying innovative techniques that can help you recover and resume your life.
  • Connecting Hearts for Support group: The group provides education and support to individuals who have had a heart attack, are living with a heart condition or are at risk for cardiovascular disease.
  • Heart health screenings: Prevention is the best way to manage heart disease, and screenings are available to detect early signs of cardiac and vascular disease and identify risk factors.

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