Cardiovascular Care | MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland

Adults with newly diagnosed or chronic heart and vascular conditions need the focused care of specially-trained heart experts. That's why our board-certified physicians are trained in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

MaineHealth Cardiology Portland/Scarborough provides expert heart care, close to home. Here you’ll find the compassion of a true community hospital supported by advanced clinical technology and regional programs of MaineHealth cardiovascular services.

Advanced care for your heart and vascular health

Wherever your cardiovascular care journey takes you—routine diagnostics, emergency treatment, specialized surgery, or cardiac rehabilitation—you can be sure you are receiving the highest level of care at MaineHealth Cardiology Portland/Scarborough. Our cardiovascular specialists treat a broad range of heart, congenital, and vascular conditions—using advanced technology, equipment and procedures to treat even the most complex diseases and conditions. And through MaineHealth, our patients have seamless access to a regional network of specialists and locations. Often, recovery and rehabilitation care can happen close to home.

Your heart, in good hands

The cardiovascular team at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland not only cares for more heart patients than any other hospital in Maine, but also more than most hospitals across New England. As a result, our patients do exceptionally well.* In our drive for continuous improvement, we also monitor our results and patient satisfaction levels, and we compare these to national benchmarks. MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland has maintained a tradition of cardiovascular excellence for over 50 years. This approach had led to many firsts in Maine, including:

• First open heart surgery (1959)
• First pacemaker implanted (1963)
• First coronary artery bypass surgery (1972)
• First balloon angioplasty (1982)
• First LVAD (left ventricular assist device) implanted (1997)
• First robotic mitral valve replacement (2004)
• First transcatheter mitral valve repair (2009)
• First transcatheter aortic valve replacement (2012)
• First convergent procedure (2013)

Today, we continue to bring the most advanced cardiovascular expertise and procedures to Maine. In 2017, we were designated as a “Gold Level Center of Excellence” by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). And, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland is still the only hospital in Maine to perform LVAD surgeries. MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland was re-certified by The Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission as an Advanced Certification Program for Ventricular Assist Device in 2018.

MaineHealth cardiovascular programs

^{*All heart care procedures present unique risks and such risks may affect a particular patient’s outcome.}