Heart & Vascular Center
| Despite remarkable advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart and vascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in America. If we can find new ways to detect problems earlier and attack them at their source, we can cut the death rate in half and save thousands of lives. Already a global research leader in the field, UVA has the ideal combination of people and programs to lead the next wave of advances in cardiovascular care. |
To get involved, or to begin a conversation, contact Angie Brannock in the UVA Health System Development Office at 800-297-0102 or 434-924-8432.
In the Spotlight: Heart Disease & DiabetesPatients with type 2 diabetes - adult onset - are four to five times more likely to have heart attacks. Nearly 75% of diabetics die from cardiovascular disease. At UVA, a group of cardiovascular and diabetes specialists is leading research aimed at halting or reversing both diabetes and atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque in the arteries. |
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Priority Needs
Gifts directed to any of our cardiovascular research and patient care centers are appreciated, but some special needs rank at the top of our wish list.
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Fostering Early Research. The pace of our progress in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease depends on fresh ideas, yet it can be difficult to obtain funding for new and untested approaches from traditional sources. The Heart and Vascular Center Partners Program provides seed funds for research and clinical programs that might not yet be competitive for larger, federal grants. Private gifts of $1,000 to $25,000 are pooled together to create a "mutual fund" for innovation. |
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Quality Education. Nationally recognized programs and a culture of collaboration make UVA an ideal learning environment. In addition, pioneering international efforts by UVA faculty like Scott Lim, M.D., create unique opportunities for education and training. Each year, Lim travels to the Dominican Republic where he performs an innovative, outpatient surgery to reverse rheumatic heart disease in the country's under-served population. Endowed gifts help create these intensive and eye-opening learning opportunities and ensure they are available in perpetuity. |
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Excellence in Patient Care. The Heart & Vascular Center is motivated by a single goal - to provide patients with the best and most effective care available. UVA's cardiovascular physicians, surgeons, and nurses know that when a heart attack strikes, timing is everything. That's why UVA teams are designed to mobilize quickly, and our heart attack treatment times are in the top 3 percent nationally. Private gifts speed clinical advances, ensuring that all patients have access to the best that healthcare has to offer. |
Departments and Programs at UVA
- Heart & Vascular Center Web site
- Club Red - the region's first heart care clinic for women
- Diabetes Cardiovascular Clinic
To get involved, contact Angie Brannock in the UVA Health System Development Office at 800-297-0102 or 434-924-8432.