Heart surgery

Cardiac surgery, also called cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.

Types of heart surgery

• Coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG
• Transmyocardinal laser revascularization
• Heart valve repair or replacement
• Arrhythmia treatment
• Aneurysm repair
• Heart transplantation
• Surgery to place ventricular assist devices or total artificial hearts
• Open-heart surgery
• Off-pump coronary artery bypass or OPCAB
• Minimally invasive heart surgery