Cardiac Surgery

Standard and advanced techniques for coronary artery bypass surgery, valve replacement and repair, and minimally invasive off-pump cardiac surgery as well as aortic dissection repair and the removal of cardiac tumors and the repair of trauma to the heart.

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Treatment of blockage in heart. Most commonly referred to as simply "bypass surgery," this surgery is often performed in people who have angina (chest pain) and coronary artery disease (heart disease where plaque has built up in the arteries). During the surgery, a bypass is created by grafting a piece of a vein above and below the blocked area of a coronary artery, enabling blood to flow around the obstruction. Veins are usually taken from the leg, but arteries from the chest or arm may also be used to create a bypass graft.

Arterial re-vascularization
Endoscopic vein harvesting
Off -pump (beating heart) bypass techniques
Robotic-assist (DaVinci) bypass operation
Hybrid approaches to coronary re-vasculazation

Heart Valve Surgery

Heart Valve Replacement

In this surgical procedure, a mechanical or tissue valve is transplanted into the heart to replace the damaged valve.

Mitral valve replacement
Aortic valve replacement
Aortic root replacement

Heart Valve Repair

A surgical procedure in which a stenotic or regurgetent valve is repaired rather than replaced.

Mitral valve repair
Aortic valve repair
Tricuspid valve repair
Aortic homografts

Heart Arrhythmia Surgery

Irregular Heart Beat (Arrhythmia) Surgery to correct heart rhythms.

Pulmonary vein isolation
Modified Cox-Maze procedure
Stand-alone atrial fibrillation surgery

Aneurysm Surgery

Repair of aneurysm or "ballooning" of major arteries in chest or abdomen
Insertion of metal mesh (stent) to repair abdominal aneurysm

Additional Heart Operations

Removal of tumors in or around heart
Repair of heart defects or holes
Removal of blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism)
Repair of injury or trauma to heart
Emergent treatment of accidental hypothermia or low body temperature

Rush-Riverside Center for Heart & Vascular Excellence
Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Program
500 North Wall Street, Suite 100
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Phone: (815) 933-4400
Fax: (815) 933-9646