Conditions we treat

Our expertise spans the full range of conditions affecting your heart and arteries. From rare heart defects to life-threatening complications of vascular disease, you can count on us for timely, personalized care. These are some of the reasons thousands of people put their trust in us every year.

Our heart and vascular services

Advocate Heart Institute is a nationally recognized leader in heart and vascular disease care. We offer a depth of experience with common and complex conditions that helps more people live well. 

You have access to an experienced team of heart and vascular specialists along with sophisticated tests and the latest treatments. With more than 100 locations in Chicago and Central Illinois, we make it easier to take good care of your heart.

Heart disease

Heart conditions we treat include: 

• Cardiomyopathy: A group of conditions that affects heart muscle tissue
• Congenital heart disease: Heart structure abnormalities that are present at birth
• Coronary artery disease: A buildup of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to the heart 
• Heart attack (myocardial infarction): Sudden disruption of blood flow to the heart
• Heart failure: When the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body's needs 
• Heart rhythm condition: Abnormal electrical activity in the heart that causes an abnormal rhythm (arrhythmia)
• Inherited heart disease: Heart conditions including specific types of cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias that are passed down in families
• Pulmonary heart disease: When high blood pressure in the lungs makes the right side of the heart work harder than it should
• Structural heart disease: Disorders affecting the valves, walls or other tissue in the heart

Vascular conditions 

Types of vascular disease we treat include:

• Aortic aneurysms and dissections: An abnormal bulge (aneurysm) in a large blood vessel that can rupture (dissection)
• Atherosclerosis: Deposits of a fatty substance in artery walls that can affect blood flow
• Blood clots: Clumps of blood cells that may disrupt blood flow to limbs and organs
• Chronic venous insufficiency: When blood cannot flow from the legs back up to the heart 
• Deep vein thrombosis: Blood clots that form in blood vessels far from the heart, like in the legs
• Pelvic congestion syndrome: Painful condition that's due to abnormal blood vessels in the pelvis
• Peripheral artery disease: When narrowed arteries limit blood flow to the arms or legs
• Thoracic outlet syndrome: Compression in the blood vessels or nerves affecting the area between your top rib and collarbone
• Varicose and spider veins: Large tangles of veins or small clusters that appear on the skin's surface 
• Venous ulcers: Damage or irregularities in a vein's valves that cause a wound on the skin's surface

Trust your heart to us

Look to us for unmatched expertise, the most advanced programs and treatments, and the latest in research and clinical trials.