Heart and Vascular Center

The Heart and Vascular Center, part of a nationally recognized academic health system, provides expert, coordinated care for cardiovascular diseases. We offer the highest level of expertise and provide a wide range of options for you during the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of heart disease.

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HVC Cares—Know Your Numbers and Screening Event

We bring the Community Awareness Research and Education (CARES) program to your local community. Using a dedicated CARES minivan, we meet you where you are—close to home—and offer free blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screening.

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Recipes & Resources is our nutrition e-newsletter written by Jean Copeland, RD. Jean's e-newsletter provides:

  • Heart-healthy eating habit information
  • Links to healthy recipes and nutrition details
  • Encouragement to develop safe and sustainable eating habits

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Watch this video to learn how baseball legend Bill 'Spaceman' Lee got another chance to step onto the mound at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, with the help of one of our interventional cardiologists, Hannah Chaudry, MD.

How we advance patient care, research, and education

Kristen Frechette, RN, works with two cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation patients

A Day in the Life of Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse Manager Kristen Frechette, RN

How one Dartmouth Health nurse helps give cardiac patients the confidence to go back and do the things they love.

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Heart and Vascular Center recognized by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is rated as high-performing in aortic valve surgery, heart attack, heart bypass surgery, and heart failure by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-2025.