Studies show that patients who are managed by an experienced heart failure cardiologist have superior outcomes and survival rates. At NYU, we bring the care of heart failure to the next level. Every one of our patients is managed by an expert heart failure cardiologist, who in turn is backed by a team of specialists in cardiac imaging, cardiology, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology, cardiac rehabilitation, nursing, nutrition, and social work — each with expertise in heart failure. Every effort is made to integrate these services, resulting in a seamless transition from diagnosis and treatment to recovery and follow-up.

Since heart failure often occurs alongside other medical or cardiac conditions, our team works closely with the patient’s primary-care physician, cardiologist, or cardiac surgeon in order to optimize his or her care.

With such a wide range of expertise, we are able treat patients with any form of heart failure and in any stage of heart failure. We have particular experience and success in the care of high-risk patients, such as those in their eighties and nineties, as well as patients in the advanced, severely disabling stages of the disease, known as end-stage heart failure. At most centers, such patients typically exhaust all available therapies and deteriorate quickly, with a severely limited life expectancy. What distinguishes the NYU Heart Failure Program is that we are able to offer these individuals advanced treatment options — including high-risk cardiac surgery, with backup options such as ventricular assist devices and heart transplantation, and ventricular restoration surgery— improving their prospects for survival as well as their quality of life.