Surgical expertise
The main operations performed include:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Valve replacement
- Arrhythmia surgery
- Aortic valve reconstruction
- Mitral valve repair
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Repair of congenital heart defects in adults
The department and its surgeons are recognized specialists in a variety of state-of-the-art procedures, such as:
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass (without use of the heart-lung machine)
- Complex heart valve repair
- Minimally invasive heart valve repair
- VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) thoracic procedures (without opening the chest cavity)
- Repair of thoracic aneurysm
Many of these procedures are performed using the minimally invasive technique, which is considered by the international medical community to be the preferred method for treating certain cardiac conditions.
The Cardiothoracic Surgery Department also performs hybrid surgery – joint endovascular procedures and catheterization, using advanced imaging systems.
Patient-focused care
The patient-centered care approach adopted by the departmental staff provides the patient and his/her family with the necessary support throughout the diagnostic procedure, treatment, recovery, and rehabilitation processes. The services available for inpatients, to improve health and reduce stress, include a workout facility, therapeutic massage, and music therapy.
Treatment procedures performed
- Treatment for atrial fibrillation
- Endocardial radiofrequency (RF) ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF)
- Aortic arch repair surgery
- Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
- Complete arterial revascularization
- Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass
- Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB)
- Combined heart valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery
- Thoracoscopic lung lobectomy – video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- Left ventricular reconstruction (the Dor procedure)
