Who we are

Our group has evaluated more than 6,000 competitive and amateur athletes during the last 6 years, from all nacionalities and etnies. Our partnership with the Catalan Council for Sports (Catalan Government) and FC Barcelona has provided the opportunity to quickly be imbedded in the world of high performance sport. 

A regular and routine screening is perfomred at the corresponding sportive centers and whenever an abnormality is detected, the subject is transferred to our Cardiobvascular Institute where a second line of tests and specific treatments can be provided. 

Our depth and breadth of experience allows us to perform high complex surgeries and treatments, with success rates above the national average. Our staff works with the newest surgical and interventional techniques, equipment and devices, including most recently developed strategies. We are one of the largest and best equipped University Medical Center in Europe, due to the prestigious and devoted professionals, researchers and teacher in the Cardiovascular field.

For nation-wide scores, it has been established a comprehensive rating system to compare the quality of cardiac surgery among hospitals across the country. Most years the Hospital and our Institute have been awarded with the highest positions at the Top ten which is based on Aortic Valve Replacement, combined Aortic Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, and CABG or PCI.

Our Institute

results cardiovascular institute cardiology

Leading services

Our facilites and Technology

  • 8 BEDS

    Coronary Care Unit

  • 18 BEDS

    Medial Intermediate care

  • 8 BEDS

    Surgical ICU

  • 5

    Angio Hemodinamic rooms

  • 46 BEDS

    Hospitalization

  • 8 BEDS

    Short stay

  • 8 BEDS

    Surgical Step-down unit

  • 2 cardiac 1 vascular

    Operating Rooms


    (24/365 availability)

  • 2 LABS.

    Cath. Labs.

  • 3 LABS.

    EPS Labs.

  • 7

    Echo machines

  • 2

    OR Echo machines

Teaching

University of Barcelona. Master degrees

· Advanced Medical Skills. Specialization in:

- Acute Cardiac Care and Perioperative Intensive Care

- Diagnosis and Interventional Treatment in Coronary Heart Disease

- Clinical Electrophysiology and Rhythm Management Devices

- Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging

- Endovascular and Cardiac Treatments

· Advanced cardiovascular surgery and specialized intensive care

· Techniques of extracorporeal perfusion and oxygenation

· Collaboration in International Master of Valve Repair

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

  • Cardiac Insufficiency and transplantation

  • Interventional cardiology

  • Acute cardiac care

  • Non invasive imagining

  • Sports cardiology

  • Cardiac surgery

  • Electrophysiology and Arrhytmias

  • Vascular surgery

Research

The Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) is a biomedical research institute of excellence. It combines clinical and basic research in order to accelerate the translation of the knowledge to the benefit of the patients.

The research activity of Cardiology is primarily involved in two main lines of research:

· Atherosclerosis, coronary disease and cardiac insufficiency

· Arrhythmias, resynchronization and cardiac imaging

OUR RESULTS

  • 81

    Published originals

  • 413

    Total Impact factor

  • 19

    Competitive national projects

  • 2

    Competitive international projects

Activity

  • 0,83

    RAMI

  • 0,94

    RACI

  • 0,84

    RARI

  • 3.650

    Admissions

  • 2,19

    Complexity

  • 6

    Lengh of stay

* ONE-YEAR RESULTS
RAMI - Risk-adjusted Mortality Rate
RACI - Risk-adjusted Complication Index
RARI - Risk-adjusted Readmissions Index

Our results

  • 50

    Percutaneous heart valve interventions

  • 800

    Device implantation

    (pacemaker ICD)

  • 900

    Cardiac surgeries

    Including MICS

  • 3000

    Catheterization

  • 1200

    Arrhythmia ablation

    (Including atrial fibrillation and ventricle tachycardia)

  • 100

    Aortic aneurism

    (Including endovascular treatment)

  • 300

    Vascular surgery

    (carotid artery, AV fistula)

  • 12000

    Echocardiograms

  • 700

    Cardiac MRI

  • 1700

    Stress test

Professionals

Omar Abdul-Jawad Altisent

Elena Arbelo Lainez

Josep Brugada Terradellas

Head of Unit

Salvatore Brugaletta

Medical Specialist

Manuel Castellà Pericás

Chief of Cardiac Surgery Section

Xavier Freixa Rofastes

Cardiology Specialist

Jean-Baptiste Guichard

Josep Lluís Mont Girbau

HEAD OF THE ARRHYTHMIAS UNIT OF THE HCB CARDIOLOGY DEPT.

José Tomas Ortiz Pérez

Coronary Unit Attending Physician

Juan Carlos Pare Bardera

Daniel Pereda Arnau

Specialist

Jose Luis Pomar

Andreu Porta Sánchez

Eduard Quintana Obrador

Ander Regueiro Cueva

Ivo Roca Luque

Manel Sabaté Tenas

HEAD OF THE CARDIOLOGY DEPT.

Maria Sanz de la Garza

Consultant cardiologist

Marta Sitges Carreño

Senior Specialist at Hospital Clínic; In charge of the Working Group on Sports Cardiology

Jose María Tolosana Viu

Senior Specialist

Bàrbara Vidal Hagemeijer

Our core values are the vocation of patient service and respect for people and rely on the intense teamwork of our group and the ambition for excellence and excellence.

The department comprises a strong team of professionals from various cardiac subspecialties, (cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, non-interventional cardiologists, cardiovascular intensive care professionals), and specialized nurses, among others, capable to treat all types of heart diseases.

Our prestigious and devoted professionals, researchers and teachers in the Cardiovascular field are international opinion leaders in all the subspecialtiyes.

Our multidisciplinay team has extensive experience in the patient centered care and is completely commited to the patient process during the treatment but also to the post-procedural care.

We are known to deliver a professional, individualized and compassionate care to all patients.

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