Greg Ewald, MD with Heidi Craddock, MSN, FNP and patient

The Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Team has the most active advanced heart failure program in the region, providing innovative medical and state-of-the art surgical solutions for patients with cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and cardiogenic shock. The program is the only program to offer durable mechanical circulatory left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) in the region, and has performed over 1,000 heart transplants in 30-plus years of clinical experience.

The Advanced Heart Failure program is actively engaged in performing clinical, basic and translational research. The program also offers a one-year ABIM certified training program in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation.

Director

Clinical expertise

  • A multidisciplinary team of specialists provides a collaborative, compassionate approach to care of patients with advanced heart failure
  • Expert care of acutely decompensated heart failure patients
  • Expert care of patients with cardiogenic shock including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Mechanical devices for stabilization, bridge to transplant or destination therapy
  • One-, three- and five-year transplant survival rates that surpass national statistics
  • Robust heart failure management program, including:
    • Tailored medical therapy
    • Cardiac resynchronization therapy/ICD therapy
    • High-risk myocardial revascularization
    • Investigational drugs and devices available only through clinical research trials

Contact Information

Referring Physicians: 314-362-1291
Patients: 314-362-1291 or 888-210-8375

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