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Accelerating Ideas That Transform Cardiovascular Care
Educate, Innovate, and Translate to Improve Heart & Vascular Health
The Center for Innovation in Cardiovascular Health (CICH) at Florida International University (FIU) is building an interdisciplinary ecosystem that brings together engineers, scientists, clinicians, and data experts to accelerate innovation in cardiovascular medicine. Made possible by a generous funding agreement from the Florida Heart Research Foundation, CICH supports a talent pipeline spanning high school trainees through senior faculty, including dedicated funding for Ph.D. and nursing students. Our purpose is to bridge fundamental discovery to technological and methodological innovation—and ultimately to measurable improvements in clinical practice—addressing persistent challenges in cardiovascular care and the ongoing need for more personalized approaches to diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.
Florida Heart Research Foundation
The Miami Heart Research Institute has been an international leader in cardiovascular research and education since 1944. Established originally as one of the world’s first cardiovascular research hospitals called the Miami Heart Institute, the hospital was sold in 1993 and the research and education divisions remained intact. Today, Miami Heart Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to stop heart disease through research, education and prevention.
Miami Heart Research Institute’s novel approach to collaborative research on the national level serves as a critical impetus to the introduction and development of innovative research efforts. This unique approach has proven highly effective in directing critical resources to open new and vital areas of scientific exploration.
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Our Mission
Educate
Develop the next generation of cardiovascular researchers and community stakeholders in heart and vascular health.
Innovate
Engage in innovative efforts to grow heart and vascular research in Florida.
Translate
Ensure that knowledge and technologies developed within CICH impact heart and vascular health.
FIU Insights Featured Episode
What if your heart could tell you something was wrong—before symptoms ever appear? At Florida International University, researchers are harnessing the power of AI and sound to revolutionize how we detect cardiovascular disease. In this episode of FIU Faculty Spotlight, discover how digital stethoscopes, machine learning, and one scientist’s personal journey are combining to catch heart disease in its earliest, most treatable stages. From vocal fold inspiration to at-home monitoring, this research could reshape the future of diagnostics and save countless lives.
Learn more about FIU research: https://research.fiu.edu/
Explore programs in biomedical engineering and health tech at FIU: https://bme.fiu.edu/
Latest CICH News
Daniel Chaparro ’18, Ph.D. ’25 is working on ways to improve treatment capabilities for children with congenital heart defects. [...]
Researchers, physician-scientists and cardiac surgeons are leading technological and life-saving therapeutic advances to gain a deeper understanding of cardiovascular disease. [...]
Newly established research center unites AI, engineering and medicine to fight heart disease. [...]
Researchers are exploring ways to use heart sounds to detect disease earlier and more accurately. [...]
What if your heart could tell you something was wrong — before symptoms even appear? [...]
Latest CICH News
Daniel Chaparro ’18, Ph.D. ’25 is working on ways to improve treatment capabilities for children with congenital heart defects. [...]
Researchers, physician-scientists and cardiac surgeons are leading technological and life-saving therapeutic advances to gain a deeper understanding of cardiovascular disease. [...]
Newly established research center unites AI, engineering and medicine to fight heart disease. [...]
Researchers are exploring ways to use heart sounds to detect disease earlier and more accurately. [...]
What if your heart could tell you something was wrong — before symptoms even appear? [...]
