Research at MHIF

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is one of the nation's premiere cardiovascular research facilities committed to improving heart health. Research is an essential scientific tool to evaluate leading-edge therapy and diagnostic methods for our patients.

Dedicated and talented researchers carry out our "research mission" by expanding the boundaries of patient knowledge, discovering new therapies and developing new technologies. Our research efforts enable discovery and innovation of new and emerging medical care for our patients by shared efforts within our clinical and pre-clinical research departments, while at the same time promoting and advancing the highest ethical standards and practices in research.

The research program at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is geared towards offering new and effective therapies to our patients, in addition to answering important clinical questions in order to optimize the care of our cardiac patients now and in the future. Areas of research include:

Coronary Artery Stents

Drug Studies for the Heart

Heart Failure Studies

Heart Rhythm Studies

Heart Surgery/Transplant

Heart Valve Studies

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center (HCM)

Imaging Studies

Peripheral Arterial Disease (Leg Studies)

Stem Cells Studies (Heart/Leg)

Studies for Heart Disease in Women

Surgery Studies (Endovascular)