National ranking
#1 scores 10.5 · 30% of the top score
#1 scores 11.5 · 30% of the top score
Top 10 hospitals in China for Cardiovascular medicine
Full rankingFudan 2023 reputation score · bars are relative to the leader in this specialty.
- 1 Fuwai Hospital Beijing 10.5
- 2 Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai 9.1
- 3 Beijing Anzhen Hospital Beijing 8.1
- 4 General Hospital of Northern Theater Command Shenyang 5.7
- 5 Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hangzhou 5.6
- 6 Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital Guangzhou 3.3
- 7 West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 3.1
- 8 Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University Harbin 2.8
- 9 Ruijin Hospital Shanghai 2.0
- 10 Peking University First Hospital Beijing 1.6
Nominated hospitals (20)
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan
- Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- Chinese PLA General Hospital (301 Hospital)Beijing
- Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical UniversityXi’an
- Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical CollegeWuhan
- Jiangsu Province Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University)Nanjing
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong UniversityXi’an
- First Hospital of China Medical UniversityShenyang
- Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangsha
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan
- First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou
- Peking University Third HospitalBeijing
- Peking University People’s HospitalBeijing
- Nanjing First HospitalNanjing
- First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou
- Southwest Hospital, Army Medical UniversityChongqing
- Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing
- First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin
- Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical UniversityChongqing
Top 10 hospitals in China for Cardiac surgery
Full rankingFudan 2023 reputation score · bars are relative to the leader in this specialty.
- 1 Fuwai Hospital Beijing 11.5
- 2 Beijing Anzhen Hospital Beijing 9.1
- 3 Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai 7.5
- 4 Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Wuhan 6.9
- 5 Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital Guangzhou 6.1
- 6 Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University Xi’an 4.4
- 7 West China Hospital, Sichuan University Chengdu 3.5
- 8 Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha 2.8
- 9 Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai 2.4
- 10 Fujian Medical University Union Hospital Fuzhou 1.2
Nominated hospitals (5)
What this specialty treats
Diagnosis and treatment of heart and blood-vessel disease, from catheter-based procedures to complex open-heart surgery.
- Coronary artery disease and stents
- Heart valve disease
- Arrhythmias and ablation
- Heart failure
- Congenital heart disease
- Aortic disease
- Coronary bypass and valve surgery
About West China Hospital, Sichuan University
West China Hospital in Chengdu is one of China’s largest and highest-ranked hospitals and the main referral center for complex care in western China.
- 42 national key clinical specialties — the most of any hospital in China
- More than 5 million outpatient visits and 190,000 operations in 2024
- World-leading programmes in adult living-donor liver transplant and early lung cancer
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics
Other ranked departments at West China Hospital, Sichuan University
- Oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Neurology
- Orthopedics and sports medicine
- Rheumatology and immunology
- Endocrinology and metabolism
- General surgery
- Gastroenterology
- Respiratory medicine
- Urology
- Nephrology
- Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
- Psychiatry and mental health
- Rehabilitation medicine
- Geriatric medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Infectious diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Pain medicine
- Rare diseases
- General practice
- Anaesthesiology
- Radiology
- Nuclear medicine
- Ultrasound medicine
- Pathology
- Laboratory medicine
- Clinical pharmacy
Frequently asked questions
How good is Cardiology and cardiac surgery at West China Hospital, Sichuan University?
In the 2023 Fudan specialty reputation ranking, voted by more than 5,000 senior specialists, West China Hospital, Sichuan University ranks #7 in China (Cardiovascular medicine) and #7 in China (Cardiac surgery) in China.
Can international patients be treated in Cardiology and cardiac surgery at West China Hospital, Sichuan University?
Yes. Send us your records and we will check whether the department fits your case, propose a specialist and arrange the appointment through official hospital channels.
What should I prepare before a consultation?
A recent medical summary, imaging (CDs or links), pathology or lab reports and a list of current medicines. We translate them into Chinese for the doctors.
