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At Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, we work alongside Miami Neuroscience Institute neurology specialists, who are leaders in providing fast and effective care for stroke patients. Together, we maintain one of the most active endovascular stroke treatment programs in the region, caring for more than 1,000 patients every year.

Led by our colleagues at Miami Neuroscience Institute, we help care for patients who have suffered a stroke or brain aneurysm. Our collaborative team provides comprehensive endovascular stroke treatment and includes expertise in interventional neuroradiology, neuroendovascular surgery and neurovascular diseases. 

When a stroke patient enters our care, we strive to find effective treatment as quickly as possible, with the average patient going from the emergency room to endovascular treatment in under 90 minutes. 

Which strokes or stroke-related conditions are treated at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute?

We assist neurology teams with providing quick and effective treatment for ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Our vascular specialists are also skilled in treating brain aneurysms, which can lead to hemorrhagic stroke.

How do Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute experts diagnose strokes?

If you are experiencing symptoms of a stroke, our neurology and emergency room teams use advanced imaging technology to scan you as quickly as possible to determine the cause and location of the stroke.

Our team will use computerized tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) tests to look at the blood vessels. These non-invasive tests can quickly and accurately show where there may be a blockage or an aneurysm. This allows the neurology and emergency room teams to determine the most effective and fastest treatment option.

How is stroke treated at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute?

Our goal is to treat every stroke quickly and effectively to reduce the chance of lasting side effects or brain damage.

If you’ve been diagnosed with an ischemic stroke in the emergency room, our neurology and emergency room teams deliver a clot-busting medicine as quickly as possible. This medicine, known as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), is usually administered within 30 minutes of emergency room arrival.

If your neurology team determines you need additional endovascular treatment to remove blood clots or plaque from arteries, they notify specialists at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Working together with neurologists, our vascular experts can deliver those critical treatments within 90 minutes of emergency room arrival.

We also work closely with Miami Neuroscience Institute specialists to treat brain aneurysms to prevent hemorrhagic stroke, or brain bleed. We use the latest treatment techniques and devices, including coiling. Our specialists also use flow diverters and the intrasaccular flow disrupter, or “The Web,” delivered through blood vessels, to prevent blood flow to the aneurysm, reducing its chance for rupture.

Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Aneurysm Program

As a Comprehensive Stroke Center designated by the Joint Commission, which accredits U.S. healthcare organizations, along with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, Miami Neuroscience Institute has specialists and resources available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with support from Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.
Our Approach to Aneurysm & Endovascular Stroke Treatment

Our Approach to Aneurysm & Endovascular Stroke Treatment

When you come to Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute for endovascular stroke treatment, you can expect:

  • Compassionate care from a team that treat you like a family member.
  • A team that values the opinion and needs of caregivers and patients; we consider patients as partners in their treatment decisions.
  • Collaboration between our specialists and the neurology experts at Miami Neuroscience Institute, with the goal of providing fast, effective treatment that prevents long-term complications.
Don’t Delay Care

Don’t Delay Care

The health and safety of our patients and employees is our number-one priority.

Please call 911 if you are experiencing any symptoms of heart attack or stroke. Common warning signs are listed below. It is safe ―and crucial ― that you come to the emergency room quickly if you have any symptoms. We have taken precautions to serve you.

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Meet the Stroke & Aneurysm Treatment Team

Meet the Stroke & Aneurysm Treatment Team

Our team includes a diverse group of neurologists, neuro-radiologists, neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, neurointensivists, nurses and advanced practice providers.

Frequently Asked Questions About Endovascular Stroke Treatment

  • Neurologists from the Miami Neuroscience Institute help provide any emergency treatment, such as tPA, and are the backbone of your care after a stroke. If you need endovascular stroke treatment or surgery, our vascular experts work hand-in-hand with the neurologists to find the most effective treatment for you.

  • At Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, we understand that every second matters in stroke treatment. Working together with specialists at Miami Neuroscience Institute, in the last few years we’ve been able to triple the number of patients who can be independent after their stroke. Now, more than half our stroke patients recover to lead independent lives.

Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials

We are actively involved in clinical trials, researching ways to improve endovascular stroke treatment and outcomes. If you are interested in learning more about stroke treatment clinical trials, talk with your doctor or check out our list of trials.

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