Cardiac Surgery

One of the three divisions of the CardioVascular Institute, Cardiac Surgery offers expert surgical care for heart disease, including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure and structural defects such as valve disease. Our Boston-based surgeons, all Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, practice both minimally invasive and open surgical techniques.

Watch Our Video

Click on the video below for a patient guide to cardiac surgery at the CardioVascular Institute.

Heart Diseases and Conditions

Click below to learn about signs and symptoms, risk factors, causes, diagnosis and treatments for common heart diseases and conditions. You'll also find information about the CVI surgeons who treat them.

Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic Disease
Atrial Fibrillation
Coronary Artery Disease
Mitral Valve Disease

Additional Heart Diseases and Conditions

• Angina
  
• Aortic Coarctation
  
• Atrial Septal Defect
  
• Atrioventricular Canal Defect
  
• Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  
• Bradycardia
  
• High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  
• High Cholesterol
  
• Cardiac Tamponade
  
• Click-Murmur Syndrome
  
• Cardiomyopathy
  
• Congestive Heart Failure
  
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
  
• Hole in the Heart
  
• Heart Block
  
• Heart Murmur
  
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  
• Myocarditis
  
• Pericarditis
  
• Tachycardia
  
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
  
• Tricuspid Valve Disease
  
• Ventricular Fibrillation
  
• Ventricular Premature Beats
  
• Ventricular Septal Defect
  
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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