VCU Health Pauley Heart Center

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A little coffee, a lot of heart and 20 years of unparalleled care! Each Heart Month, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center host...
02/13/2026

A little coffee, a lot of heart and 20 years of unparalleled care! Each Heart Month, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center hosts a free coffee table to celebrate the people who power their mission and share how moderate coffee can support a healthy heart

It’s their favorite way to say thank you, fuel the day and raise a cup to heart-healthy moments together. ☕❤️ VCU Health Pauley Heart Center

Born with a rare congenital heart defect at what is now VCU Health, Maria spent years searching for specialized care as ...
02/12/2026

Born with a rare congenital heart defect at what is now VCU Health, Maria spent years searching for specialized care as an adult before finding a true medical home at the Pauley Heart Center. Today, she is not only a patient in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program, but also an advocate and adviser helping shape the future of care for others like her. Her journey is a reminder of what’s possible when expertise, compassion, and community come together for life.

🔗 Read Maria’s full story by clicking the link below.
https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/a-lifelong-journey-with-virginias-top-heart-hospital/


Did you know that heart defects are the most common form of birth defect? About 1 in 100 babies born in the United State...
02/11/2026

Did you know that heart defects are the most common form of birth defect? About 1 in 100 babies born in the United States each year has a heart defect — also known as congenital heart disease.

Advances in medicine have greatly improved CHD survival rates in recent decades. This means that today, there are twice as many adults as children living with CHD in the U.S., and the population of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients is estimated to grow by about 5% each year.

People born with a heart defect need lifelong cardiac monitoring and care, even if their defect was "repaired" in childhood, and even if they feel perfectly well in adulthood. They're also at greater risk for developing a different form of heart disease later in life.

As the need for ACHD care grows, the number of physicians trained to help them is not keeping up. There are less than 500 board-certified ACHD cardiologists in the U.S., according to a recent analysis. One is VCU Health's Sangeeta Shah, MD, who founded and leads Pauley's ACHD program.

“Our goal is to keep you living well into adulthood,” Shah said. “Your heart is different. But the way your heart looks doesn’t dictate how your life will look. We want you to know that we understand what ACHD care means for you.”

Read more about Pauley's ACHD program, and what Shah's team is doing to provide this vital, highly complex care to adult CHD patients across Virginia, here: https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/meeting-the-lifelong-needs-of-adults-with-congenital-heart-disease/

One in ten people born with a congenital heart defect aren't diagnosed until adulthood — like Pauley patient Paula Peyto...
02/10/2026

One in ten people born with a congenital heart defect aren't diagnosed until adulthood — like Pauley patient Paula Peyton. Paula was born with a heart defect known as Ebstein's anomaly, but wasn't diagnosed until her 40s, after she fainted while spending a day at the beach.

“So often, adult congenital heart disease patients don't complain [about their symptoms] because either they don't know another norm, or the symptoms come on gradually - so they make physical accommodations slowly and don't realize the change in their health over time,” says Sangeeta Shah, MD, director of the adult congenital heart disease program at VCU Health Pauley Heart Center.

Paula's heart disease was complex, and she turned to VCU Health for her care.

Read her inspiring story here:

https://www.vcuhealth.org/news/powerful-collaborations-help-congenital-heart-disease-patients-thrive-as-adults/

A survivor of multiple breast cancers and metastatic melanoma, Beth has endured years of treatment and learned to fierce...
02/05/2026

A survivor of multiple breast cancers and metastatic melanoma, Beth has endured years of treatment and learned to fiercely advocate for herself. When heart issues emerged years later, she found a new kind of support through VCU Health Pauley Heart Center's cardio-oncology team.

👉 Read Beth’s full story and learn more about integrated survivorship care.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LIXfUw

When unusual fatigue slowed Darlene Anita Scott during marathon training, she listened to her body and kept searching fo...
02/04/2026

When unusual fatigue slowed Darlene Anita Scott during marathon training, she listened to her body and kept searching for answers. That persistence led her to VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, where our multidisciplinary team diagnosed her with cardiac sarcoidosis. Her story is a powerful reminder to know your normal and to never stop advocating for yourself. 🗣️

Click the link below to read this powerful story.
https://bit.ly/3XUSpqj

Strength, resilience, and a care team that works as one. 💛 After welcoming her daughter, Samantha faced postpartum heart...
02/03/2026

Strength, resilience, and a care team that works as one. 💛

After welcoming her daughter, Samantha faced postpartum heart failure, then learned she had breast cancer. Through VCU Health Pauley Heart Center’s integrated cardio-oncology approach, her heart and cancer care moved forward together. Today, Sam is in remission, her heart is stronger than ever, and she’s back on the farm she loves with her family.

Click the link below to read this inspirational story.
https://bit.ly/484ku2N

02/02/2026

February is American Heart Month! Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Virginia, the nation, and the world. There's no better time than the present to get involved in the fight against heart disease and learn more about your own heart health. Come out and see us at any one of the above events this February! ❤️💛

In December, Pauley patient Mike Shebelskie opened his first-ever one-man art show at the new Visitor Center in Petersbu...
01/20/2026

In December, Pauley patient Mike Shebelskie opened his first-ever one-man art show at the new Visitor Center in Petersburg, Virginia, with all proceeds of the show to benefit the Pauley Heart Center. Over the course of the one-month show, Mike and his paintings raised more than $10,000 for Pauley, and he came by Pauley HQ today to present a "big check" to our director Greg Hundley, MD. Thank you, Mike, for your beautiful art and incredible generosity to Pauley!

01/06/2026

Huge congrats to the 26 Pauley Heart Center providers who were named a 2026 Top Doc by Virginia Business .... including VCU Health's ENTIRE vascular surgery team! Read the full list of the more than 370 recognized VCU docs here: https://bit.ly/4sFRurE

It's ! Did you know that drinking alcohol can impact your heart health? "We’ve known for a long time that alcohol can r...
01/05/2026

It's ! Did you know that drinking alcohol can impact your heart health?

"We’ve known for a long time that alcohol can raise blood pressure," says Delia Endicott, a nurse practitioner at the Pauley Heart Center, "but the new guidance from the American Heart Association is even clearer: The healthiest choice for your blood pressure is no alcohol at all. If you do drink, keep it to no more than one drink a day for women and no more than two for men – and less is always better. Research cited in the recommendations strongly indicates that even moderate drinking can nudge your blood pressure up over time. The good news is that your body responds pretty quickly when you cut back."

Read more about how alcohol intake impacts heart health — and simple changes you can make today to curb the former while boosting the latter — here: https://bit.ly/3VSQVLL

Next Friday, December 12, Visit Petersburg VA will host a grand opening of their new Visitors Center from 5-9 PM in the ...
12/04/2025

Next Friday, December 12, Visit Petersburg VA will host a grand opening of their new Visitors Center from 5-9 PM in the city's South Side Depot. At the event, local artist and Pauley patient Mike Shebelskie will be holding a gallery show of his paintings, with all proceeds to benefit the Pauley Heart Center! More info is available here: https://bit.ly/49U4ump. Fun fact: a few of Mike's paintings also hang on the walls of Pauley's electrophysiology lab in VCU Health's Gateway building!

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VCU Health Pauley Heart Center

At VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, we focus on saving and improving the lives of people with heart disease. Our headquarters are in downtown Richmond, Virginia, and we have outpatient centers throughout central and southeast Virginia.

Our services include inpatient and outpatient care ranging from noninvasive cardiology to heart transplantation. We are a national leader in device-based treatments for advanced heart failure. Several high-tech laboratories allow us to deliver enhanced diagnoses, planning and treatment.

Patients have access to interdisciplinary teams including cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeons as well as interventional cardiologists and cardiac imaging specialists.

Our work includes training cardiologists to serve as leaders in medicine. We are also leaders in research, with an active cardiovascular disease research program that furthers knowledge of heart disease, its treatments and its cures.