Heart & Vascular Care

Expect the best care when you choose UNC Health Southeastern’s cardiovascular program. We understand your health condition impacts both you and your loved ones, so our family of experts works together to fight for your family. We’ll get to know you over the long term as we take care of your heart, so it can help you stay healthy and strong.

Recognized for High Quality

Feel confident you’ll receive excellent care at UNC Health Southeastern. We’ve earned these distinctions for heart care:

• 2025: American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award
• 2024-2025 US News & World Report's Best Hospitals Report: Best Regional Hospitals for Equitable Access List; Best Hospitals in North Carolina for the Coastal Plain Region List; and High Performing in Seven Adult Procedures and Conditions including Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Diabetes, Kidney Failure, Stroke, COPD, and Pneumonia
• 2024: American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain  ̶  MI Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award
• 2024: UNC Health Southeastern has been recognized as a HEARTSafe Workplace by the Randomized Cluster Evaluation of Cardiac Arrest Systems, or RACE-CARS Trial
• 2023: UNC Health Southeastern received recognition in the 2023 - 2024 U.S. News & World Report 'Best Hospitals' rankings as a high performing hospital in six adult procedures/conditions. They are: heart attack, heart failure, diabetes, kidney failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pneumonia.
• Chest Pain – MI Registry™ Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2022 because of our commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients
• Chest Pain – MI Registry™ Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2021 because we follow high, nationwide standards for care of heart attack
• Top rating of four stars in 2020 for giving patients the right medications after angioplasty, a treatment for heart attack and clogged heart arteries

Team of Specialists

Find an experienced doctor who specializes in the care you need. You have access to several types of experts from UNC Health Southeastern, including:

• Cardiologists – Diagnose and treat a wide range of heart conditions and refer you to other specialists for complete care
• Electrophysiologists – Focus on caring for the heart’s electrical system, which controls heartbeats
• Interventional cardiologists – Treat heart conditions with minimally invasive techniques, so there’s less impact on your body and you recover faster
• Vascular surgeons – Care for your blood vessels, including arteries and veins

Comprehensive Tests & Treatments

Count on us for almost any cardiovascular service, such as:

• Diagnostic exams – Look for conditions affecting your heart’s rhythm, strength, and valves or examine blood flow in a certain area of the body
• Heart treatments – Include noninvasive care, minimally invasive procedures, open-heart surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation
• Vascular treatments – Keep your arteries and veins healthy so blood can flow well through the body
• Thoracic Surgery - Surgical intervention for disorders of the organs in the chest including the heard and lungs
  • Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), a minimally-invasive procedure to remove tumors, effusions and to obtain biopsies; bronchoscopy to examine the lungs.
  • UNC Health Southeastern offers services to treat the following cardiovascular surgery conditions:
    • Leg pains, swelling and claudication
    • Carotid bruits on exam
    • Abnormal chest x-rays and CT scans
    • Abnormal cardiac cath