Overview
Founded in 1956, Fuwai Hospital in Beijing brings together cardiovascular treatment, prevention, research and medical education. Its clinical services include coronary care, cardiac surgery, heart rhythm treatment and the assessment and management of complex heart failure.
Known for
- Coronary careThe coronary heart disease centre provides clinical assessment and catheter-based treatment, including care for acute myocardial infarction and complex coronary lesions.
- Cardiac surgeryThe adult surgery centre treats coronary, valvular and congenital heart disease, as well as cardiomyopathy and advanced cardiac conditions.
- Heart rhythm careThe arrhythmia centre describes electrophysiological assessment, catheter ablation and pacemaker treatment for slow and fast heart rhythms.
- Heart failure and cardiomyopathyThe specialist centre treats severe heart failure and difficult cardiomyopathies. Diagnostic assessment may include cardiac imaging, myocardial biopsy and genetic testing.
- National cardiovascular centreThe National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases was approved in 2009, establishing an integrated centre and hospital structure at Fuwai. The hospital combines cardiovascular care with prevention, research and professional training.
Conditions treated
- Coronary heart disease
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Valvular heart disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Heart failure
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Myocarditis
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Infective endocarditis
Departments
Facts & figures
1956Founded
Inside the hospital
Your visit
What we arrange here
- Appointments with the right department and doctor
- An interpreter with you at every visit
- Translated reports and records to take home
- A hotel near the hospital, and transfers
- Follow-up with the doctor after you go home
Getting there
Beijing is easy to reach by air or high-speed rail. We book your appointment and travel, and can plan the trip together with time in Kunming or Chongqing.
