Heart services

Cardiac Surgery

Heart surgery options

Your heart beats nearly 100,000 times a day, pumps 1.5 gallons of blood per minute and there are nearly 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. The heart is one of the most important organs in our bodies.

Cardiothoracic surgeons specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and surgery of the heart and lungs. Our team of cardiothoracic providers is one of the best and most comprehensive in the Northwest.

To help you understand the process and options prior to heart surgery, we recommend this patient-friendly guide from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The Patient Guide to Heart, Lung, and Esophageal Surgery.

Our cardiothoracic surgery services include:

Aortic dissections and aneurysm repair (thoracic)
Bloodless cardiac surgery
Cardiac trauma
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Endoscopic saphenous vein harvest
Laser transmural revascularization
Repair of congenital heart defects in adults
Resection of cardiac tumors
Surgical Maze procedure for treating atrial fibrillation
Valve replacement and repair (robotic, minimally invasive and open)

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