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2010 Performance Report:
Open Heart Surgery.

Because of better drug therapies, fewer cases of disease, and the economic downturn, there have been decreases in open heart surgery procedures at hospitals throughout the country. Despite this trend, St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana continues to perform the most open heart procedures in Indiana. Surgeons at St.Vincent Heart Center performed a total of 1,304 open heart procedures in 2009. (Shown right)

St.Vincent Heart Center provides a full range of open heart procedures, including:

• Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
• Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB)
• Beating heart surgery off pump coronary bypass (OPCAB)
• Heart valve replacement and repair
• Transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)
• Robotic-assisted cardiothoracic procedures
• Ventricular assist devices (VADs)
• Cardiac transplantation
• Hybrid procedure: Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) open heart surgeries with percutaneous coronary interventions (angioplasty) in the same setting

The recent addition of a hybrid operating room has expanded open heart surgery capabilities at St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana. This high-tech operating suite allows interventional cardiologists to perform percutaneous coronary interventions alongside surgeons performing open heart procedures.

St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana performed 650 bypass surgery (isolated CABG) procedures in 2009. Our results compare very well with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) registry. Mortality rates for isolated CABG procedures at both our 86th Street and 106th Street & North Meridian campuses are significantly lower than the STS registry rates. (Shown below)

The STS registry recommends the use of internal mammary arteries for isolated CABG procedures at a rate of 94.7%. The internal mammary artery (IMA) is a blood vessel on the inside of the chest cavity. Studies have shown that use of the IMA improves the success of bypass grafting. In 2009, the combined rate for IMA grafting of isolated CABG procedures for both campuses was above the STS rate at 97.4%. (See below)

Our figures for average length of stay after an isolated CABG surgery show that we provide high-quality care in a cost-effective manner. These figures are below STS standard, and we improved in 2009 from 8.2 days to 7.8 days. (Shown below)

While we performed slightly fewer valve surgeries in 2009, St.Vincent Heart Center remains the largest program in Indiana treating valvular diseases of the heart. In 2009, 457 patients were treated surgically for valvular disease. (Shown below)

Valve surgeries continue to be a significant percentage of open heart surgeries at St.Vincent Heart Center. In 2009, valve surgeries accounted for nearly one-third of open heart surgeries. (Shown below)

St.Vincent Heart Center uses many of the latest techniques to treat valvular diseases. They include minimally invasive mitral valve repair, complex aortic valve repair and various types of valve replacements. At 3.4%, mortality rates for both aortic and mitral valve repair at St.Vincent Heart Center are well below the STS average for 2009. Mortality rates of 2.7% for CABG/Valve replacement are also below the STS average. (Shown below)