Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute is one of the world’s highest-volume cardiovascular programs, delivering care across an unmatched spectrum of complex heart, vascular and thoracic conditions. The institute manages more than 900,000 cardiovascular patient visits annually and performs over 7,800 cardiothoracic and vascular surgeries each year, supported by one of the highest cardiovascular case mix indexes nationally. All cardiothoracic operations rated by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons have earned the highest 3-star designation, with overall cardiothoracic surgical mortality below 2%. Cleveland Clinic physicians are global leaders in minimally invasive and catheter-based procedures, including transcatheter valve repair and replacement, advanced electrophysiology and complex coronary and vascular interventions. The institute oversees more than 100 active cardiovascular clinical trials through its C5Research organization, continuing a decades-long legacy of practice-defining research and device innovation. Patients from all 50 states and 138 countries seek care at the institute, thanks to its international reputation for precision medicine, multidisciplinary expertise and outcomes-driven cardiovascular care. Cleveland Clinic ranks No. 3 in the nation for cardiology, heart and vascular surgery, while The Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital ranks No. 16 in the nation for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, according to U.S. News & World Report‘s 2025-26 rankings.
