The Heart & Vascular Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has developed multispecialty teams for rapid assessment, triage, and management of patients with acute cardiac conditions.
Acute Aortic Rapid Response
Our team provides 24-hour emergency-level response and customized therapies to all patients suffering from aneurysms, dissections, and traumatic disruptions. Specialists in cardiac surgery, vascular and endovascular surgery, cardiology, vascular medicine, cardiovascular imaging, and cardiac and vascular anesthesia collaborate to provide expert evaluation for all acute aortic emergencies combined with multiple approaches to treatment, including endovascular techniques, minimally-invasive cardiac procedures, and open procedures, for patients with complex aortic disease.