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• Heart & Vascular Center at Mercy Hospital

Specialists from vascular medicine, cardiology, vascular surgery and nursing provide innovative and comprehensive care at the Vascular Center at Mercy Hospital.

Offering vascular medicine unique to the Twin Cities, the Vascular Center serves patients of Mercy and Unity hospitals.

Vascular disease means that arteries or veins may not be working as well as they once did. Vascular disease includes a range of conditions that affect the blood vessel systems. The risk of stroke or heart attack is higher for persons who have vascular disease.

Patients benefit from the latest in diagnostic and treatment technology for a variety of vascular conditions and diseases:

• Peripheral artery disease (PAD)
• Carotid artery disease
• Aortic aneurysm
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)
• Varicose veins

The Vascular Center is located at Mercy Hospital in Suite 100. Enter through the Mercy Heart & Vascular Center entrance, located on Blackfoot Street just south of the main hospital entrance.

Allina's vascular services

Mercy Hospital is proud to be recognized as one of the top providers of cardiovascular and lung care services in the nation. The Vascular Clinic of Mercy Hospital is part of Allina's Vascular Services, a network dedicated to the care of people with vascular disease. For more details, visit www.allina.com/vascular.

Specialists from four different physician groups see patients at the Vascular Center. All are board-certified and specially trained in the science of vascular health.

Metropolitan Heart and Vascular Institute

• William McMillan, MD
• Christopher Leville, MD
• Chantel Hile, MD
• Abedel Akef, MD
• Dan Dulas, MD
• John Lee, MD
• Lisa Bordeaux, NP

HealthPartners

• Michael Hu, MD

Twin City Heart and Lung, P.A.

• Gregg Anderson, MD
• Jong Kim, MD
• Brian Tell, MD

Nurse Clinicians

• Kitty Skoog, RN
• Paul Aubart, RN
• Lauren Gaul, NP

Patient stories

Getting her feet back "in circulation": Frances' story

Frances Schwantz's foot hurt. Three of her toes were dark. And the discoloration was moving up her foot.

Young and alive again

Jim Brunelle was 57 when he underwent a quadruple bypass surgery for blockages in his heart.