Heart and Vascular

5 Tips from Doctors for Your Next Marathon
Training for a marathon? These Dartmouth Health doctors have some advice on how to get your body ready for the big race.

Dartmouth Health adds 26 new providers from various disciplines across health system
Providers span 13 healthcare disciplines and practices across nine Dartmouth Health locations

An Undiagnosed Genetic Disorder Now Can Get Identified Before It’s Too Late
34 million people are unknowingly at risk of deadly heart attacks by age 30, thanks to an underdiagnosed genetic condition. To increase diagnoses of the cholesterol-related disorder and save lives, Dartmouth Health cardiologists have launched the TREAT-FH

Convenient, Consistent Cardiovascular Care Comes to Southern New Hampshire
PET scans are now available at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester, and CT scans are coming Summer 2026.That’s in addition to the in-person cardiac monitoring and care of patients in Concord, Manchester, Nashua and surrounding communities.

What Is Minimally Invasive, Complex Aortic Aneurysm Repair?
This type of heart valve repair is now a sought-after alternative to open heart surgery at Dartmouth Health, thanks to Bjoern D. Suckow, MD, MS and his team.

Dartmouth Health members commended by American Heart Association for excellence in stroke, heart disease care
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital adhere to the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines initiative, which promotes research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care.

With introduction of surgical robot, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center cements status as northern New England’s leader in mitral valve repair
DHMC's rate of successful mitral valve surgery already among nation's best at over 95%

3D Scholars Program: Fostering Connections within the Device Development Ecosystem
Dartmouth Health experts are driving innovation and forging collaboration in device development through the Dartmouth Device Development (3D) Scholars program.

Celebrating 500 Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Patients Treated at Dartmouth Health
In January 2025, Dartmouth Health celebrated its 500th Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedure.

Heart Failure Length-of-Stay Research Aims to Optimize Patient Care
Researchers are using AI to look for factors that contribute to a longer length of stay, with the aim of identifying at-risk patients and developing scalable management strategies.