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Cardiovascular Center

Functions & Tasks

1

Collaborating across cardiovascular subspecialties to address all cardiovascular health issues in the community.

2

Organizing interdisciplinary cardiovascular conferences, seminars, continuous medical education (CME) courses, and technology transfer.

3

Conducting scientific research in the field of interdisciplinary cardiovascular medicine.

History

2012

The Cardiovascular Center at University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City was established in 2012.

Staff

222

Total staff

Development Orientation

Strong development in intravascular interventions for structural heart disease. Coordinated implementation of HYBRID cardiac surgery–interventional procedures. Development of adult heart transplantation and pediatric heart transplantation. Interventions for congenital heart disease, fetal cardiovascular interventions. Development of specialized teams for each type of cardiovascular disease: heart valve team, aortic disease team, cardiomyopathy team, pulmonary embolism team, …

Awards & Achievements

Achievements

Awarded "Center of Excellence" certification for three techniques: Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) in the diagnosis and evaluation of coronary artery disease, Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), and Rotablator rotational atherectomy for severely calcified coronary lesions (2019).

Achievements

Awarded the Proctor certification in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) by the Proctor Association (Medtronic's independent global professional training division) (2019).

Achievements

Awarded the 'Independent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Center' certification by Medical Education Academy – Medtronic (2020).

Achievements

Received the Vietnam Medical Achievement Awards for 'Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery' (2021); "Inter-hospital Coordination Model and ECMO in Saving the Lives of a Gravid Mother and Fetus with Critical COVID-19' (2021); and 'Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Following Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot" (2023).

Cardiovascular Center