Heart and Vascular Care

When you need top-rated heart and vascular care, count on the expert team of cardiovascular specialists at North Kansas City Hospital & Meritas Health Cardiology. We’re here to help you get the heart care you deserve — in a place that’s close to home.

Recognized Heart Care in the Northland

At NKCH & MH, you know you’re receiving the best possible advanced heart care and treatment. That’s because our services meet thorough patient care and safety standards. And our programs are nationally accredited and recognized.

Quality Care Accreditations and Certifications

With NKCH & MH heart and vascular care, you get:

• All the services you need – Includes a Heart Failure Program with a dedicated Heart Care Clinic. Both are part of our Comprehensive Cardiac Center. The Joint Commission has certified the center, along with the American Heart Association.
• Care for the most severe heart attacks (STEMI) – Includes a designation from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Time Critical Diagnosis System
• High-quality cardiac rehabilitation – Includes a rehab program that’s certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Safe, up-to-date testing and advanced technology – Includes the Echocardiography Lab, Vascular Lab and Nuclear Cardiology Department. All hold accreditations from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for meeting national standards for testing, technology and staff.

Heart & Vascular Conditions and Services

You can rely on our well-known NKCH cardiologists to treat a variety of heart conditions. Our services include:

• Preventive care
• Diagnostic testing using the latest technology
• Fast cardiac emergency treatment
• Heart Care Clinic, located near the ED, helps manage heart failure
• Nonsurgical treatments using minimally invasive techniques in our specialized Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Heart and vascular surgeries and procedures to correct, repair and treat heart and vascular conditions
• Cardiac rehabilitation for recovery and to improve your lifestyle and physical abilities

Exclusive, Innovative Range of Treatments

We’re always committed to bringing highly skilled cardiologists and innovative treatments for heart disease to you — because you deserve a leader.

You’ll find that we’re the only hospital in the Northland to offer groundbreaking treatment options for structural heart complications. Examples include transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and WATCHMAN™ implants. We’re also the only Heart Care Clinic dedicated to treating heart failure. And we offer an implanted at-home monitoring device called CardioMEMS™ for people with heart failure.

Cardiac Clinical Decision Unit (CCDU)

If you suffer a heart attack, you need quick care for the best outcome. But often, it isn’t easy to diagnose heart conditions. They may require more time for monitoring.

At NKCH & MH, we move patients with potential heart issues to the CCDU. This special unit helps us keep the Emergency Department open for other emergency cases. It also gives patients with heart conditions the specialized care they need.

Awards & Recognitions

Feel confident in the quality of your heart and vascular care. Just look to our several national awards and recognitions:

• Chest Pain - MI Registry™ by the American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry
  • Platinum Performance Achievement Award
  • Gold Performance Achievement Award
  • Silver Performance Achievement Award
• Blue Distinction Center+ for Cardiac Care by the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

• Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines 2024®
  • Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
  • Target: Heart Failure^TM Honor Roll
  • Target: Type 2 Diabetes^SM Honor Roll – Heart Failure Care
• High Performing Hospital by U.S. News & World Report in 2024
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  • Heart Failure