Heart Surgery
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 in Virginia
Sentara Heart is a regional leader in heart surgery. Our program features nationally recognized physician experts, superior quality and innovative technology. We offer both open-heart surgery and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Your doctor may recommend heart surgery to:
- Replace or repair heart valves
- Repair abnormalities or damages
- Widen blocked arteries
- Implant devices to regulate your heartbeat
Hybrid Cardiac Operating Suite at Sentara
Sentara offers our patients the region’s first hybrid cardiac operating suite.
A hybrid cardiac operating suite combines:
- The most advanced heart technology available
- The superior medical expertise of Sentara Heart cardiothoracic surgeons, electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists
Learn more about the Hybrid Cardiac Operating Suite at Sentara Heart.
Heart Surgery at Sentara: Services We Provide
Our cardiothoracic surgeons specialize in the following types of heart surgery:
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
- Heart Valve Surgery
- Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement (minimally invasive)
- Aortic Valve Replacement (minimally invasive)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Total Artificial Heart
Other cardiac procedures we perform include:
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Pericardiectomy
- Thoracotomy
- Transmyocardial Revascularization
- Tricuspid Valve Repair/Replacement
- Ventricular Assist Device Placement
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiac repairs for:
- Aortic Aneurysm/Dissection (Ascending & Descending)
- Atrial Myxoma
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Ventricular Aneurysm