Procedures.
With the best and brightest minds using the latest technology, we handle all matters of heart in the way you’d expect from Indiana’s top cardiac care provider. It’s all part of what we mean by the best heart care in Indiana. Period.
Open heart surgery.
Even with all the advances in minimally invasive surgical technology, sometimes the best—indeed, the only—solution for patients with cardiovascular disease is open heart surgery.
Understandably, the prospect of open heart surgery can be intimidating to patients and their families. Helping patients feel comfortable with major surgery can be one of the most challenging aspects of a physician’s job.
That’s one reason why referring patients to St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana makes so much sense. We deal exclusively with cardiovascular patients—and our patient satisfaction scores are among the best in America.
Today, the cardiac surgeons of CorVasc perform more open heart procedures at St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana than any other hospital or health system in the State of Indiana. Over the years, numerous studies have shown a strong correlation between the number of procedures performed and positive outcomes for patients.
In addition, patients at St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana have shorter–than–average stays for cardiovascular services than the national average, are less likely to return to the operating room after a procedure, and have lower mortality.
CorVasc surgeons perform a full range of open heart procedures at St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, including:
- Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MIDCAB)
- Beating heart surgery off pump coronary bypass (OPCAB)
- Minimally invasive endoscopic vein harvesting
- Transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)
- Heart valve replacement and repair
Patients undergoing open heart surgery should expect post-surgical stays of at least three to four days. The expert staff at St.Vincent Heart Center of Indiana will closely monitor patients, always providing timely care backed by the full resources of the state’s most accomplished cardiovascular center.