Learn about cardiovascular disease from the heart experts, including risk factors, prevention, and symptoms. About the Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute The Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute is one of Henry Ford Health System’s busiest Centers of Excellence treating more than 114,000 patients each year. It is ranked among the top cardiac centers in the nation by US News & World Report. The program is one of only two in Michigan for advanced heart failure treatment options and one of the few programs in the country offering robotically assisted laparoscopic aortic surgery. For more on the Heart and Vascular Institute, visit https://www.henryford.com/services/cardiology About Henry Ford Health System Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees. Advisory and affiliate boards comprising 129 Trustee volunteer leaders provide vital links to the communities served by the System. HFHS is managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting. HFHS is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive, integrated health systems. It provides health insurance and health care delivery, including acute, specialty, primary and preventive care services backed by excellence in research and education. For more information, visit http://www.henryford.com