Cardiac Surgery
Advanced open and minimally invasive heart surgery care
Advanced Cardiac Surgery To Improve Your Heart Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) cardiac surgeons offer the latest surgical procedures to effectively treat and manage heart conditions. When possible, our surgeons use minimally invasive techniques to shorten your downtime and give you the best outcomes.
Conditions We Treat
Our cardiac surgeons treat the full range of heart conditions:
- Angina
- Aortic valve disease
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic insufficiency
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve endocarditis
- Bicuspid aortic valve disease
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bradycardia (slow heart rate)
- Brugada syndrome
- Long QT syndrome
- Palpitations
- Sudden cardiac arrest or cardiac death
- Syncope or fainting
- Tachycardia (fast heart rate)
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Cancer-related heart disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Diabetic heart disease
- Familial heart diseases
- Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
- Coronary artery disease
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
- Long QT syndrome
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Mitral valve diseases, including endocarditis, prolapse, regurgitation and stenosis
- Pericardial disease (pericarditis)
- Peripheral artery disease
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Carotid artery disease
- Mesenteric artery disease
- Renal artery disease
- Varicose veins
- Stroke
- Valve and structural heart disease
- Vascular disease
- Women's cardiovascular disease
Download our guide to learn more about heart health and preparing for heart surgery.
More About Cardiac Surgery
In most cases, your heart or vascular care team will try less invasive treatment options before we recommend surgery. Our surgeons used advanced cardiac imaging to plan your treatment.
The multidisciplinary team within BIDMC's Aortic Center has achieved excellent outcomes in complex aortic surgeries. Our specialists perform a wide array of procedures:
- Aortic reconstruction
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or surgery
- Heart transplant
- Heart valve surgery
- Implantable device placement, including ventricular assist devices (VADs), MitraClip device and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) device
- Surgical repair of aortic aneurysms
- Stentless aortic valve replacement
- Thoracic aortic root surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
Septal Myectomy
Septal myectomy is a surgical procedure to reduce the thickness of the heart muscle caused by HCM and to normalize blood flow. Septal myectomy can extend longevity and restore quality of life to those having severe symptoms of HCM.
The HCM surgical team works closely with experts from the Advanced Heart Failure Program, Cardiovascular Genetics Program and Arrhythmia Services to provide a coordinated and personalized approach to your HCM care.
Our interventional cardiologists are pioneers in developing minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques for valve stenosis and regurgitation. These are other minimally invasive surgeries that we routinely perform:
- Aortic valve replacement
- Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair
- Patent foramen ovale (PFO) repair
- Coronary artery bypass grafting
- Maze surgery to correct atrial fibrillation (AFib)
Meet the Team
Our cardiac surgeons provide expert surgical care to treat and manage a range of heart conditions.
Advancing Care, Research & Education
CardioVascular Institute
The CardioVascular Institute offers heart and vascular patient care, education opportunities for students, and a range of research programs.
Cardiovascular Research
Our Cardiovascular Research programs are dedicated to advancing cardiovascular care through scientific research, clinical trials and data analysis.
Cardiovascular Education
The CardioVascular Institute offers comprehensive education and training programs for healthcare professionals, including fellowships and residencies.
