title: Strong at heart. High volumes and high technology aren't always key to the success stories of the facilities on Solucient's annual list of the nation's 100 top cardiovascular hospitals.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States