For generations, people with serious heart problems have turned to Johns Hopkins physicians for help. Recognized worldwide, Hopkins cardiologists and cardiac surgeons provide comprehensive care of the highest quality, ensuring that patients receive the most advanced treatments known to medicine. Now, this superb program is looking to advance further by establishing the Johns Hopkins Heart Institute within the new Cardiovascular & Critical Care Tower, which will seamlessly integrate state-of-theart diagnostic and therapeutic services. In this new facility, patients will experience personalized medical care in a high tech environment, while having the advantage of the research and education assets unique to Hopkins. Specialists in every branch of cardiac care – cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine, radiology, and critical care anesthesia – will work collaboratively in a hospital setting designed to foster innovative treatments and accelerate the science of medicine. At the Johns Hopkins Heart Institute, cardiac specialists will swiftly translate laboratory discoveries into new treatments, with the ultimate goal of saving more lives from heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Read the Heart Institute press release (PDF). | 
