Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Schedule an Appointment You or your physician may give us a call to schedule your cardiac surgery consultation or appointment. 406-238-27701-800-332-7156 Billings Clinic cardiothoracic surgeons pioneered the first open-heart surgery in Montana in 1972, and now, over 40 years and over 10,000 surgeries later, we continue to offer the state's most comprehensive cardiac care throughout Montana and Northern Wyoming. Whether you are having bypass surgery or mitral or aortic valve repair or replacement, with our state-of-the-art technology and a team approach to cardiac care, we work hard to provide you the highest quality, coordinated and compassionate care Continue reading →

The UM St. Joseph Medical Center team of cardiac surgeons, who are faculty at theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Cardiac Surgery,have earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society ofThoracic Surgeons (STS) for outstanding patient care and outcomes incoronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and aortic valve replacement(AVR). Continue reading →

At the University of Chicago Medicine, we offer advanced surgical solutions to treat atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valve disease and many other heart conditions. From reconstructing failing hearts to performing robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery, our surgeons are helping patients with heart disease return to active, full lives Continue reading →

For nearly 20 years, Alex Silva has trained hospice volunteers on how to ease the fears and the suffering of the dying. And every Thursday afternoon, he visits heart surgery patients to offer comfort, words of advice and, when asked, the occasional prayer. The 50-year-old Mira Mesa resident said he believes God has given him a mission to help the sick and the dying Continue reading →

Anatomy of the Mitral Valve: The heart is a biological pump with four chambers and four valves directing the flow of blood. The right side of the heart collects the blood from the body and pumps it into the lungs Continue reading →

Heart (cardiac) and chest (thoracic) surgeons at Mayo Clinic diagnose and surgically treat conditions of the heart, lungs and chest. Continue reading →

Overview Coronary bypass surgery redirects blood around a section of a blocked or partially blocked artery in your heart to improve blood flow to your heart muscle. The procedure involves taking a healthy blood vessel from your leg, arm or chest and connecting it beyond the blocked arteries in your heart Continue reading →

Our cardiac surgeons have established a renowned heart transplant program, which is the largest in Illinois and second largest in the Midwest. One key element to our success is our patients' wait time on the transplant list as compared to the national average. While the most recent national data indicates that patients wait an average of four months for a transplant, 50 percent of our patients receive a transplant in approximately one month Continue reading →

For those patients who have received open heart surgery at London Health Sciences Centre and are concerned they may be affected by the recent Health Canada notice and LHSC notification regarding heating-cooling units used during surgery, please see our Patient information page. Welcome to the Cardiac Care Services website. Our website was designed to serve as a gateway to information about the Cardiac Care Program as well as the Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Continue reading →

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