Cardiac Care

Expertise for complex cardiac issues

Mayo Clinic doctors confer with one another.

Mayo Clinic doctors work together to evaluate and treat people with heart conditions. Mayo Clinic's top-ranked team of cardiologists diagnoses and treats more than 100,000 people each year across its three main campuses, including those with complex or rare conditions.

The Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine is one of the largest and most comprehensive heart practices in the world. It includes more than 240 subspecialized experts trained in congenital heart disease, coronary artery disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders and heart valve diseases.

The right care the first time

A team approach

Mayo Clinic doctors work together to assess and treat people with heart conditions.

Successful treatment starts with an accurate diagnosis. Mayo Clinic doctors take the time to get it right. In a recent study, 88% of people who came to Mayo Clinic for a second opinion received a new or refined diagnosis.

You may undergo several tests so that your doctors can identify exactly what's causing your signs and symptoms. Mayo Clinic's cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons work with doctors with advanced training in echocardiography, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology and radiology.

Questions answered

A doctor has a consult with a patient and uses a heart model and heart image in the discussion.

A Mayo Clinic doctor talks with a woman about her heart condition.

Applying the latest in research

Mayo Clinic cardiologists constantly seek new knowledge to improve diagnosis and therapies for people with heart disease.

Mayo Clinic physician-scientists collaborate with researchers worldwide, contributing to advances in medicine that improve cardiovascular care for people everywhere.

Top-ranked

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report.

Collaborative, seamless care

Cardiologists at Mayo Clinic are part of an integrated, multidisciplinary group. The cardiovascular team at Mayo Clinic collaborates with experts in many specialties to provide you with comprehensive care. These experts include doctors trained in surgery, radiology, pathology, endocrinology and other areas, depending on your condition.

A team focused on you

Having all this expertise in a single place, focused on you, means that you're not just getting one opinion. Your care is discussed among the team, your test results are available quickly, and appointment schedules are coordinated. Highly specialized experts are working together for you. What might take weeks or even months to accomplish elsewhere can typically be done in a matter of days at Mayo Clinic.

Learn more about cardiovascular medicine at Mayo Clinic.