Conditions We Treat

The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program has special expertise in caring for adult patients who were born with a heart condition.

The Aortic Disease Center at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute has special expertise in caring for patients who have conditions that affect their aorta, including aortic aneurysm.

The Genetic Heart Disease Program at Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute has special expertise in caring for patients and families who have conditions caused by genes.

The Heart Valve and Structural Heart Disease Program uses the latest technology to repair damaged heart valves and structural heart defects.

An aortic aneurysm is when the wall of an artery becomes thin and weak in the aorta.

Aortic disease includes conditions of the aorta, the main blood vessel in the body. 

Aortic dissection is when the walls of the aorta tear and separate and is life-threatening.

An ulcer is erosion into the aortic lining and a hematoma is bruising of the aortic wall.

Irregular heartbeats indicate heart rhythm problems, also called arrhythmias.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).

Atrial flutter is a fast, but regular, rhythm that occurs in the atria of the heart.

A bicuspid aortic valve occurs when the aortic valve only has two leaflets, instead of three.

A blood clot is a semisolid mass of coagulated blood.

Carotid artery disease (CAD) occurs when major neck arteries become narrowed or blocked.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the narrowing of the coronary arteries.

Chest pain is sharp, dull, or burning discomfort in the chest.

Congenital heart defects are abnormalities in the structure of the heart from birth.

Connective tissue disorders are conditions that weaken the structural framework of the body.

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a procedure used to treat coronary artery disease.

Familial (genetic) aortic disease include aortic conditions that run in families.

A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood in a coronary artery is blocked.

A heart block is when electricity doesn't pass through the heart's electrical pathways correctly.

Heart failure is when your heart can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs.

Heart valve disease can cause heart rate and rhythm problems and complications.

High blood pressure is when the force of blood against artery walls is abnormally high.

High cholesterol means you have high levels of certain types of fats and waxy substances in your blood.

Long QT syndrome is when heart muscle cells take extra time to recover after each heart beat.

Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder caused by abnormal fibrillin production.

Mitral valve regurgitation is when the mitral valve leaks blood back to the lungs.

Pectus excavatum is a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into the chest.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when arteries in arms or legs are narrowed or blocked.

Sick sinus syndrome occurs when the normal pacemaker of the heart does not work properly.

Structural heart disease includes heart conditions involving heart tissue or valve structure.

Sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden, abrupt loss of heart function.

Supraventricular tachycardia describes a group of fast heart rhythms.

Ventricular tachycardia is a rapid heart beat originating in the heart ventricles.