Virtua Surgical Group has several highly experienced cardiac surgeons who provide a variety of cardiac procedures at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center. Coronary artery bypass surgery restores oxygenated blood supply to the heart muscle.Valvular heart surgery includes both valve replacements and repair of the native heart valve. Other adult heart defects, such as atrial septal defect, can be surgically resected. Additionally, surgical correction of specific cardiac arrhythmias with radio-frequency ablation is also provided by our cardiac surgeons. The following pages provide a brief description of these services.
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Coronary Artery Bypass Heart disease is the #1 killer in the U.S. today. Coronary artery disease is caused by atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty deposits, cholesterol and calcium plaques that can narrow or completely block the opening of the coronary arteries that feed the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.
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Valvular Heart Surgery
The heart has four valves which direct the flow of blood through its chambers and ultimately to the body. This blood should always flow in a forward direction. Sometimes diseases such as rheumatic heart disease, infections, degenerative disease, and heart attacks can disrupt the normal pattern of blood flow. Valves can become narrowed (stenosis) or have backward flow of blood (leaky).
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Adult Congenital Heart Surgery There are various congenital heart problems that may require surgical repair in adult life. Atrial septal defect is basically a hole in the septum of the heart between the two atria (upper chambers). This is resected through a sternal incision (breastbone) or via small incisions on the right chest wall.
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Thoracic Aneurysm Surgery
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Arrythmia Surgery
Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm that causes the upper chamber (atrium) of the heart to beat out of sync with the bottom chamber (ventricle). A ½ million new cases of atrial fibrillation are diagnosed yearly in the U.S. (www.medicinetcom) Radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium (RF ablation of LA) is a surgical procedure that knocks out the pathways in the heart that causes atrial fibrillation (AF).
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