Atrium Health Navicent Heart and Vascular Program

More Georgians die each year from cardiovascular disease than from all forms of cancer, AIDS, suicides, and traffic accidents combined. That’s why Atrium Health Navicent’s Heart and Vascular Program, featuring the Luce Heart Institute, provides a full range of cardiovascular services right here in Central Georgia, around the clock, every day. We offer a top-rated heart program (according to U.S. News & World Report) and are a leader in the most comprehensive and advanced techniques for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Additionally, we provide a full range of cardiovascular services and have earned the prestigious 3-star ranking for cardiac surgery by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Atrium Health Navicent Heart and Vascular Program:

• Has over 50 years of heart and vascular experience
• Is designated as a Level I Emergency Cardiac Care Center by the Georgia Department of Public Health
• Received the American College of Cardiology’s “Triple Crown” of:
  • Chest Pain Center certification
  • Heart Failure Center accreditation
  • Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology accreditation
• Performs over 6,000 cardiac catheterizations and interventions annually
• Offers state-of-the-art procedural labs

Every year, our health care practitioners perform more than 700 procedures, including:

• Minimally invasive heart surgery
• Arrhythmia correction (ablation and maze procedures)
• Aortic aneurysm repairs (ascending, descending and arch)
• Aortic valve procedures
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery
• Off-pump and minimally invasive CABG
• Mitral valve repairs and replacement, minimally invasive
• Tricuspid valve repair and replacement
• Left ventricular aneurysm repair and remodeling
• Ventricular assist devices (VAD) implantation