Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery
Ranked #35 nationally and rated high-performing in heart attack, heart failure and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
CLINICAL SCIENCE
Novel Heart Valve Repair with Newly Approved Device
UC Davis Health cardiology team members are among the first in the country to treat patients with tricuspid regurgitation using a new minimally invasive catheter, the Abbott TriClip™ system. UC Davis Medical Center is one of the first sites nationwide to have commercial access to TriClip and is the first hospital in the Western United States to utilize the system since it was approved by the FDA in April.
Heart and Vascular
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Develop Faster in Women
In a study published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery, UC Davis Health researchers have harnessed powerful AI technology to show how abdominal aortic aneurysms can grow faster in women and may require more rigorous surveillance. Misty Humphries, M.D., interim chief of vascular surgery, and senior author of the study, plans to gather more data with her team to influence existing clinical guidelines.
Research
Technology for Rapid Assessment of Heart Disease
A new clinical trial at UC Davis Health will evaluate a novel technology to assess adult patients for non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). The trial will compare data from two departments using the CADScor System, an advanced acoustic-based diagnostic aid, as well as traditional stress tests. UC Davis Health’s trial is the first in the U.S. to collect real-world data from the CADScor System.
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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, orthopedics, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
Nationally ranked #35
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.
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 2024 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 back surgery, COPD, colon cancer surgery, gynecological cancer surgery, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, and gastroenterology & GI surgery.