For serious heart problems, your doctor may determine that the best treatment option is heart surgery. Every year, half a million Americans undergo heart surgery for a variety of heart conditions, including coronary artery disease.
Heart surgery may be necessary to replace or repair heart valves, repair abnormalities or damages, widen blocked arteries, or implant devices to regulate the heart beat.
Sentara Heart is a regional leader in heart surgery, with a nationally recognized physician experts, superior quality and innovative technology. Sentara offers both open heart surgery and minimally-invasive heart surgery. Read about minimally-invasive heart surgery at Sentara.
The Hybrid Cardiac Operating Suite, located at the nationally ranked Sentara Heart Hospital, is a region’s first operating room to combine the very best medical expertise of Sentara Heart cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists with the most advanced heart technology available.
Our cardiovascular surgeons specialize in the following types of heart surgery:
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Ablation Procedures
Heart Transplant
Heart Valve Surgery
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Aortic Root Replacement
Pericardectomy
Repair Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection (Ascending & Descending)
Repair Atrial Myxoma
Repair Atrial Septal Defect
Repair Patent Foramen Ovale
Repair Venticular Septal Defect
Repair Ventricular Aneurysm
Thoracotomy
Transmyocardial Revascularization
Tricuspid Valve Repair / Replacement
Venticular Assist Device Placement
Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery