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Heart Institute (InCor)

São Paulo, Brazil · Brazil

Specialties

cardiac surgery cardiology cardiovascular surgery pulmonology thoracic surgery anesthesiology cardiac intervention ECMO ventricular assist devices

Cardiac Surgery Quality in Brazil: Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP. Operates approximately 500 beds including 170 ICU beds, 14 operating rooms, 7 interventional cardiology rooms. Ranked #28 globally for cardiac surgery, #19 in cardiology (Newsweek 2026). Performed over 100,000 cardiovascular surgeries since 1963; averages approximately 3,100–3,200 procedures per year. Trains approximately 125 residents annually. Quality improvement program reduced CABG mortality from 5.8% to 3.1% and valve surgery mortality from 14% to 7.5%. Performs 1–3 LVAD implantations per year.
Medical Technology in Brazil: Ranked 22nd globally in cardiology (2024). Only public university hospital in Brazil offering ECMO and ventricular assist devices. Developed domestically manufactured artificial ventricle including paediatric version on experimental production line.