Recognized as a Top Hospital in the Region

The first clinic of its kind in the Inland Empire, the Adult Congenital Heart Disease clinic at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute provides world class, coordinated care with a multidisciplinary team approach.

Patients have access to all the unique capabilities of a quaternary referral center such as cutting-edge catheter-based interventions, surgical techniques, novel devices, heart transplantation and clinical trials.

Services include:

• High Risk Obstetrics
• Electrophysiology (heart rhythm disorders)
• Heart Catheterization (valve implantation, septal defect closure, treatment of narrowed valves or arteries)
• Heart Failure
• Echocardiography
• Heart Transplant and Cardiac Surgery

The Arrhythmia Program, specializing in both pediatrics and adults, offers the latest treatments and technologies for the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders. As part of an academic medical center, our electrophysiologists and nurse practitioners have advanced training and many years of experience in managing patients with an abnormal heart rhythm. Treatments include medications, procedures and implantable devices to help normalize arrhythmias. This team works in collaboration with other specialty services to ensure individualized care is provided to every patient.

Services provided in our Arrhythmia program include:

• Arrhythmia management in Congenital Heart Disease
• Atrial Fibrillation Management
• Cardiac Device Management
• Implantation of Loop Recorder
• Inherited Arrhythmia Syndrome Management
• Intra-Operative Ablations
• Lead Management
• Syncope Management: Diagnosis and Therapy
• Tachycardia Management

The Heart Failure Program at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute aims to provide patients and their families with the education and support they need to stay healthy and improve quality of life. Heart failure can be managed through one-on-one patient education focusing on medications, cardiac diet, lifestyle modifications and advanced cardiac planning. Our team of experienced doctors, nurse practitioners, dedicated case manager and licensed vocational nurse have worked together to offer exceptional, individualized care since 1997. We currently manage over 1,300 patients living with heart failure, and that number continues to grow.

We offer:

• Same-day appointments on weekdays with nurse practitioners for established patients
• One-on-one patient education for medications and cardiac diets, as needed
• Cardiopulmonary rehab on campus. This program includes education classes, monitoring during exercise, and one-on-one consultation with a dietician.
• Use of CardioMEMS pressure sensor technology for in-home monitoring
• Access to psychology treatment for short-term intervention
• Joint care with our electrophysiology team for patients with pacemakers/defibrillators
• Providers who are all board-certified in heart failure
• Monitoring with same doctors from heart failure to advanced therapies
• Advanced therapies that include Left Ventricular
  Assist Device (LVAD) and heart transplantation
• Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement and monitoring for destination therapy or bridge to transplant
• Heart transplantation

The Interventional Cardiology Program at the International Heart Institute offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic options for non-surgical treatments of cardiac and vascular conditions. Our interventional cardiologists are experts in:

• Percutaneous coronary revascularization
• Valve disease
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Structural heart disease

Our state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization labs use low-radiation, high-resolution equipment along with the latest in medical devices to treat all possible cardiovascular conditions.

Loma Linda University Health is internationally renowned for expertise, leadership and dedication to bringing the most innovative care to patients with different medical problem including peripheral vascular disease.

Our physicians are world leaders in the areas of peripheral vascular disease and limb care, and they work collaboratively to provide extraordinary care and improved outcomes for some of the most complicated cases. We are dedicated to delivering expert care with a personal touch, providing individualized attention to each patient.

Vascular clinic offers comprehensive care for diseases of the vascular system (blood vessels), including peripheral artery disease, diffuse and premature atherosclerosis, venous disease and varicose veins. Our specialists diagnose and manage patients with arterial and venous disease, as well as acute and long-term care of patients with hypercoagulable states. We have several specialty services and resources to ensure patients get the best treatment.

What our program offers

• Screening for peripheral arterial disease of the legs, including measurement of ABIs and arterial ultrasound
• Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a potentially fatal condition if not caught early
• Evaluation and management of signs and symptoms of peripheral arterial disease in the legs, such as claudication (leg pain) and vascular ulcers
• Multidisciplinary approach to wound care, involving vascular medicine specialists, vascular surgeons, podiatrists, endovascular (minimally invasive) treatment of blockages in the arteries of the legs, and hyperbaric oxygen treatment
• Utilizing the latest technology and techniques in endovascular (minimally invasive) interventions of the legs to ensure excellent long-term results, such as atherectomy, drug-coated ballooning, and use of the flexible Supera stent
• Diagnosis and treatment of peripheral venous disease and venous insufficiency (varicose veins, venous ulcers, and swelling of the legs)
• Offering sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins
• Providers who are all board-certified in heart failure
• Optimizing and managing your whole cardiovascular health, since atherosclerosis in the arteries of the legs often also affects the arteries of the heart (coronary artery disease) or the brain (cerebrovascular disease)

Structural heart disease refers to cardiac defects that may be present from birth or develop over time, and can include abnormalities of cardiac structures, valves or vessels. We are proud to be the top structural program in the Inland Empire offering services to those in need prior to any surrounding hospitals.

Our services include:

• ASD/PFO Closures
• Left Atrial Appendage
• Mitraclip
• Mitral Valvuloplasty
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Valve-in-Valve Therapies
• Ventricular Septal Defects
• Pulmonic interventions
• Para-valvular leak closures
• IVC, SVC, and RA clots and mass aspiration with Angiovac

Heart disease kills more women than all forms of cancer combined but only about half of all women know that. Women are often unaware of their risk for heart disease and may not even know they already have it.

Our clinic provides complete cardiovascular (heart) disease care uniquely tailored for women. World-class heart specialists and surgeons help you understand your risk and navigate prevention, detection and treatment of heart disease.