Tratamientos de cirugía del corazón

If the aortic artery becomes weak and bulges out (an aneurysm), our surgeons can perform aortic root surgery to correct the problem. This procedure treats the aortic root, where the aorta connects to the heart. This repair may also be accomplished using minimally invasive and endovascular aortic procedures.

Also called the maze procedure, atrial arrhythmia surgery corrects atrial fibrillation, which is a type of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat. Your surgeon will create a precise maze of scar tissue in your heart in order to disrupt improper electrical impulses.

The pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons at the University Children’s Health Heart Center have extensive expertise with both simple and complex congenital heart surgeries. We also offer minimally invasive treatments such as percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale, percutaneous closure of ventricular septal defect, percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus, and pulmonic valve interventions.

Known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or coronary artery bypass surgery, this is the most common type of heart surgery. Your cardiovascular surgeon will take a healthy blood vessel from somewhere else in your body and use it to go around, or bypass, the blocked coronary artery. This replacement, called a graft, creates a new pathway for your blood to flow to your heart. Our surgeons have expertise in multi-arterial grafting and hybrid revascularization approaches.

Heart valve surgery is used to treat heart valve disease, which can affect any of your four heart valves: the mitral valve, tricuspid valve, pulmonary valve or aortic valve. Your cardiovascular surgeon has access to a full spectrum of surgical options to repair or replace the affected heart valves.

Your doctor may be able to accomplish this using minimally invasive procedures and transcatheter approaches such as TAVR or aortic, pulmonic and mitral balloon valvuloplasty.

If medications are unsuccessful, we can treat this condition using surgery called septal myectomy. In this procedure, your surgeon will remove extra muscle tissue in your heart to improve blood flow and reduce symptoms. This condition may also be treated with a minimally invasive procedure called alcohol septal ablation. Our program is a Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association Recognized Center of Excellence.

If a person has had heart surgery in the past, reoperative (or repeat) heart surgery may improve the heart’s function for a better life ahead. A minimally invasive procedure can also be an option for some people, depending on the condition.