Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Overview London Bridge Hospital has built a reputation as a cardiac centre of excellence in the UK. Its reputation has been established by attracting world-renowned consultants in cardiac medicine from top teaching hospitals, investment in state-of-the-art equipment and an exceptional in-house support team. Continue reading →

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, also known as MICS CABG (Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery/Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting) or The McGinn Technique is heart surgery performed through several small incisions instead of the traditional open-heart surgery that requires a median sternotomy approach. Continue reading →

Introduction Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) refers to injury sustained due to blunt trauma to the heart. The manifestations of such range from clinically silent, transient arrhythmias to deadly cardiac wall rupture. The absence of a clear definition and gold standard for laboratory testing make the diagnosis of blunt cardiac injury difficult Continue reading →

The Latest Advancements in Cardiac Surgery Close to Home At the heart of Hackensack Meridian Healths comprehensive cardiovascular care is its leading-edge cardiac surgery programs at its two academic medical centers, including the outstanding program here at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. For many cardiovascular conditions, heart surgery remains the gold standard in treatment options, and can improve quality of life for patients when medical therapies cannot effectively manage their condition. As a high-volume cardiac surgery center, Jersey Shore is a leader in the region, and provides the latest treatments using innovative technology and new techniques to mend virtually any heart. Continue reading →

We are the only group in Upstate New York which provides comprehensive care to all patients, both adults and children. Continue reading →

Skilled cardiac surgeons at GW Hospital perform a comprehensive range of cardiovascular procedures such asvalvular surgery(including mitral valve repair and transcatheter aortic valve replacement), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),innovative coronary artery bypass surgeryandother revascularization procedures to help patients with advanced heart disease. To schedule an appointment, please call our referral service at 888-4GW-DOCS. Find a Doctor Some patients are born with defective heart valves that affect blood flow through the heart. In addition, infection, rheumatic fever and the aging process can damage healthy heart valves. Surgeons at GW Hospital are recognized nationally for their expertise in valvular surgery (including mitral valve repair and transcatheter aortic valve replacement). They perform innovative valve repair and replacement procedures using advanced surgical techniques, valve devices and prostheses. Learn more > Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)is a form of partial cardiopulmonary bypass at the bedside which uses apump and artificial lung to function as the heart and lungs during the healing process from various injuries. Learn more > Many patients with heart disease have serious blockages in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. When minimally invasive techniques, such as angioplasty, cant be used to improve their conditions, patients may benefit from coronary artery bypass surgery. … Continue reading →

WVU Medicine has built one of the finest cardiac surgery programs in the United States, and did so by recruiting several leading cardiac surgeons from some of the most notable academic medical centers in the world. Their commitment to our patients is to work closely with them and their families to develop a comprehensive treatment plan, one that is grounded in trust and open communications, and built on the notion that every patient deserves a compassionate care team whose only focus is to care for that patient and provide them the best outcome possible. Our cardiac surgeons offer a wide range of services everything from mitral valve repair to cardiac bypasses. Specific surgeries include: Our surgeons also use the most advanced procedures, including minimally invasive cardiac surgery, robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, transcatheter valve procedures (including Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement TAVR), and percutaneous mitral valve treatments. The cardiac surgery team also is on the forefront of using new technologies, procedures, and treatments for cardiac patients. In October of 2016, the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute perform the first minimally invasive procedure to implant the Tendyne Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve to combatmitral regurgitation(MR). The Institute is one of only 25 institutions worldwide chosen to … Continue reading →

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Members volunteer their time going above and beyond their professional responsibilities Participants combine the latest in clinical quality measurements with cutting-edge analytics and technological solutions VCSQI teams connect as a multi-disciplinary consortium of clinical specialties across many provider networks VCSQIs goal is to improve clinical quality in all cardiac service programs through outcomes analysis and process improvements. Additionally, VCSQIs clinical/financial database helps reduce costs through reductions in complications and unnecessary resource utilization. The organizations two main objectives are the following: VCSQI members collaborate to analyze hospital processes, work to identify opportunities for improvement and help implement relevant best practice protocols. Members believe that by improving quality and patient care costs can be contained. Through the use of its clinical/financial database VCSQI improves the quality of care for cardiology and cardiac surgery patients, reduces complications, better coordinates care across both specialties to improve efficiencies in cardiac services care and ultimately reduces costs. VCSQI is positioned as a reliable statewide source of information. VCSQI serves as the interface to communicate process of care information between member sites, eliminates decision making in silos and connects clinical teams. It augments its regional peer-to- peer interactions with more structured educational media and remote/online technologies. VCSQI … Continue reading →

A ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that's used to support heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts. The device takes blood from a lower chamber of the heart and helps pump it to the body and vital organs, just as a healthy heart would. (For more information about how the heart pumps blood, see the Diseases and Conditions Index How the Heart Works article.) A VAD may be used if one or both of the heart's lower chambers, the ventricles (VEN-trih-kuls), don't work properly. You may benefit from a VAD if your ventricles don't work well due to heart disease. A VAD can help support your heart: The basic parts of a VAD include: a small tube that carries blood out of your heart into a pump; another tube that carries blood from the pump to your blood vessels, which deliver the blood to your body; and a power source. The power source is connected to a control unit that monitors the VAD's functions. The control unit gives warnings, or alarms, if the power is low or if it senses that the device isn't working right. Some VADs pump blood like the heart … Continue reading →