Surgery for Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return for Children
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) is a condition where the vessels from the lungs take an abnormal path back to the heart. TAPVR surgery is open heart surgery to fix this problem. Learn more >
Atrial Septal Defect Transcatheter Repair for Children
Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter repair is a procedure to fix a hole in the atrial septum. The atrial septum is a wall that separates the right and left upper chambers in the heart (atria). This hole is called an atrial septal defect or ASD. Your child will not need an incision in the chest wall for this procedure. Learn more >
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is a procedure used to treat coronary artery disease. One way to treat the blocked or narrowed arteries is to bypass the blocked portion of the coronary artery with a piece of a healthy blood vessel from elsewhere in the body. Learn more >
A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. To remove the heart from the donor, two or more healthcare providers must declare the donor brain-dead. Learn more >
A heart transplant is surgery to remove the diseased heart from a person and replace it with a healthy one from an organ donor. To remove the heart from the donor, two or more healthcare providers must declare the donor brain-dead. Learn more >
The Maze procedure is a type of heart surgery to treat atrial fibrillation. Traditionally, the Maze procedure is done as part of an open-heart surgery assisted with a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass). Learn more >
An "open" surgery means cutting the skin and tissues so that the surgeon has a full view of the structures or organs involved. Minimally invasive surgery is a relatively new approach that allows the patient to recuperate faster with less pain. Not all conditions are suitable for this type of surgery. Learn more >
An open mitral valve replacement is a surgery to replace a poorly working mitral valve
with an artificial valve. The mitral valve, one of the heart's four valves, helps
blood flow through the heart and out to the body. The mitral valve lies between the
left atrium and the left ventricle. Your doctor will replace your poorly working mitral
valve with an artificial valve. This will ensure that blood can flow into the left
ventricle and then flow out to the body normally, without putting extra stress on
the heart. The surgery is called “open” because it uses a traditional
larger incision to expose the heart. This incision is larger than the incision used
in minimally invasive mitral valve replacement surgery.
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A pericardial window is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. Surgically removing a small part of the sac lets doctors drain excess fluid from the sac. Learn more >
A pericardiectomy is a procedure done on the sac around the heart. A surgeon cuts away this sac or a large part of this sac. This allows the heart to move freely. Learn more >
