Heart Center of Excellence

Welcome to Broward Health Medical Center's Heart Center of Excellence Read a heartfelt message from our Chief Medical Director, Michael A. Chizner, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.C. Get Directions Take a Tour Meet our Heart Center Physicians Phone - 954-355-5001 or 954-355-5401

Just a few steps away from the parking garage, this magnificent 115,000-square foot facility is designed for convenience. The Heart Center of Excellence includes a separate entrance; providing medical personnel, patients and their families easy access to a wide range of services from prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

The facility consists of:

• Three cardiovascular surgical suites
• Two cardiac catheterization laboratories with state-of-the-art digital equipment for percutaneous coronary intervention
• A comprehensive electrophysiology lab for diagnosing and treating heart arrhythmias, including radiofrequency catheter ablation techniques
• Sixteen-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVICU)
• Eight-bed coronary care unit (CCU)
• Thirty private bed progressive cardiac care unit (PCCU)
• An integrated preventative medicine, wellness and cardiac rehabilitation center located in the Medical Office Building
• Waiting rooms providing comfortable accommodations for patients and their families

Services Include:

• Extensive Surgical Procedures Including: Coronary Bypass, Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, Aortic and Thoracic Surgery and more.
• Anticoagulation Clinic
• Cardiac Stress Test with Nuclear Imaging
• Cardiovascular Research
• Cardioversion
• Clinical trials
• Congestive Heart Failure Clinic
• Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and Open Heart Unit
• Cardiac Arrhythmia Management
• Coronary Angioplasty & Stents
• Coronary CT Angiography
• Cardiac Catheritization
• Cardiac Fitness and Rehabilitation
• Defibrillator Implants
• Echocardiogram
• EKG/Electrocardiogram Department
• Electrophysiology Lab
• Electrophysiology Studies
• Holter Monitoring
• Pacemaker Implants
• PET/CT Scans
• Outpatient Cardiac Testing
• Radio Frequency Ablation
• Tilt Table Testing
• Trans-Esophageal Echocardiograms

Heart Valve Center

More than five million Americans have heart valve disease, and many do not have any symptoms. The Broward Health Heart Valve Center streamlines the diagnostic and treatment process for patients and referring physicians. The Center is led by national experts in diagnostic cardiac imaging, interventional cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Learn more >