Cardiovascular Surgery

A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. There are several different medical specialties that a cardiac surgeon may fall under, some of which have overlapping areas of focus

What does a cardiac surgeon treat?

Cardiac surgeons can treat any disease, condition or injury that requires surgery to repair or correct. This can include anything from trauma — like from a car crash, stab wound or gunshot — to correcting heart damage from a disease or a condition a person had when they were born. Some of the most common conditions that require a cardiac surgeon include

  • Heart valve diseases.
  • Heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias).
  • Heart failure.
  • Aortic dissection.
  • Congenital heart problems like holes between chambers of the heart, including ventricular septal defect and atrial septal defect.

What procedures are done by cardiac surgeons?

Cardiac surgeons perform a wide range of surgeries and procedures. Some of the most common include

  • Maze procedure.
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
  • Congenital heart surgeries
  • Heart valve repair and replacement procedures
  • Device implantation [pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), etc., which may be performed by a physician who specializes in electrophysiology.
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (enlarged heart) surgery.
  • Heart transplants

    • Specialists Doctors

    Doctor DR PARTH SOLANKI CARDIAC SURGEON View Details +

    DR PARTH SOLANKI

    CARDIAC SURGEON

    QUALIFICATION

    M.B.B.S, MS, M .Ch C.T

    EXPERIENCE

    11 years

    AREA OF INSTREST

    MANY CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING, DOUBLE VALVE REPLACEMENT, AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT, MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT, VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT CLOSURE, INTRACARDIAC REPAIR IN TETROLOGY OF FALLOT

    Doctor DR. APRUV VAIDYA Cardiovascular Surgeon View Details +

    DR. APRUV VAIDYA

    Cardiovascular Surgeon

    QUALIFICATION

    MBBS, MS, DNB

    EXPERIENCE

    5 Years

    AREA OF INSTREST

    Arterial Thromboendarterectomy & Embolectomy, Carotid Endarterectomy