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| Cardiovascular Surgery |
What conditions does cardiovascular
surgery treat?
Cardiovascular surgery is a treatment for patients with
diseases of the heart and great vessels, and includes
procedures such as coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac
transplantation, and mechanical support of circulation.
Cardiovascular surgery also provides treatment for many
complex cardiac problems, including valvular disease
hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, thoracic aneurysms
and adult congenital heart disease.
UHN's Cardiovascular Surgery
Care Area
UHN is home to the largest open-heart surgery
centre in Canada, performing more than 2,100 of these
operations a year, with the best clinical outcomes of
cardiovascular surgery in the country.
Among the top cardiovascular surgery centres in North
America, and the premier centre of its kind in Canada,
UHN's cardiovascular surgery care area specializes in
all aspects of cardiac surgery. We have the largest
experience in the world in treating patients with heart
valve disease in adults and end-stage heart failure,
and outstanding experience with mitral valve repair,
aortic valve sparring procedures, surgery for hypertrophic
obstructive cardiomyopathy, surgery for dysrhythmias
and congenital heart defects in adults.
We are on the forefront of cardiovascular
surgery innovations, developing many new cardiovascular
surgery procedures, such as the use of the left ventricular
assist device (LVAD). In addition to performing heart
operations, our surgeons also care for patients who
need permanent pacemaker implantation, defibrillators
and laser lead extractions. For more information, please
refer to our six-part Ventricular Assist Device Program
Resource Manual:
1. Overview
Orders and Protocols 
2. Heartmate
XVE LVAD
3. Novacor
LVAD
4. Thoratic
VAD
5. Abiomed
BVS
6. Criteria
for Acceptance
Our team members are not only clinicians, but also
dedicated teachers, educating national and international
trainees. We have built an impressive reputation by
producing a significant number of scientific publications
each year. Our leadership and innovation in the field
is well known, and we contribute actively to continuing
education programs for our peers. Established surgeons
from around the world visit our operating rooms to learn
more about our approaches.
We are a provincial and Canadian referral centre, and
a destination of choice for international patients with
complex cardiovascular surgery and interventional needs.
For more information, please contact the Heart and Cirulaton
program at (416) 340-3451. We are a proud member of
the Cardiac
Care Network of Ontario, an advisory body to the
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
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