Heart disease and stroke are the leading and third-leading causes of death in the United States. To combat these deadly diseases, you want a team with the expertise of Rush, home of one of Chicago’s most comprehensive heart and vascular programs.

Rush diagnoses and treats heart disease and stroke with great experience and compassion and helps patients modify high-risk behaviors so they can prevent heart attacks, stroke, kidney disease, diabetes and other related health problems. Patients receive a thorough evaluation of their health and lifestyle factors to determine their risk of heart disease and stroke. They may undergo an innovative risk assessment program created by a physician at Rush or state-of-the-art blood screening to pinpoint the causes of high cholesterol and guide treatment decisions.

In addition, Rush is home to one of the nation’s premier hypertension clinic, helping patients control their blood pressure with a skillful blend of medications and education. In fact, doctors at Rush were leaders in developing the latest guidelines for preventing and treating high blood pressure issued by the National Institutes of Health. And because Rush leads some of the nation’s largest and most important studies of hypertension medications and participates in many studies of cholesterol-lowering medication, patients have access to all of the latest therapeutic advances.

At Rush, superbly skilled teams of cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, nurse practitioners, psychologists, nutritionists, exercise physiologists and researchers diagnose and treat heart disease and help patients modify high-risk behaviors. The center’s multidisciplinary staff, all of whom have specialized training in the prevention of heart disease, includes cardiologists, nurse practitioners, registered dietitians and a behavioral cardiologist.