???About 600,000 Americans die of heart disease each year ??? that???s one in every four deaths,??? said Robert Michler, M.D., professor and chairman, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Montefiore, and co-director of The Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care. ???Montefiore is a leader in providing innovative therapies and clinical best practices for adult and ped