Cardiovascular Surgery Options

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Continuously achieving outstanding patient outcomes

Hackensack Meridian Health’s cardiovascular services are anchored by our top-notch cardiac surgery programs at the Heart and Vascular Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. As high-volume centers with superior outcomes, we offer patients throughout the region access to the most advanced and innovative surgical options.

We’ve set the pace

Hackensack Meridian Health is home to two of the most respected cardiac surgery programs in New Jersey. Our experienced surgeons are on the front lines of fighting heart and vascular diseases, many of whom are developing techniques and treatments that are setting standards in cardiac care all over the world.

Additionally, our use of new technologies and evidence-based practices is driving multidisciplinary approaches to treat the most complex cardiac cases. In collaboration with specialists from other departments and divisions, such as cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, pulmonologists, cardiac electrophysiologists, and interventional cardiologists, we devise a treatment plan for each patient that is designed to provide the best possible outcome.

Cardiac Surgery Options

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Procedure
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), an innovative treatment option, is the latest minimally invasive procedure for patients with critical aortic stenosis being offered through Hackensack University Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. This option is giving new hope to patients who have been determined to be inoperable due to other co-existing medical conditions. For most patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), the gold standard treatment is a surgical procedure known as Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR). Today, patients with severe AS who were once considered too high risk for traditional surgery can now explore other treatment options with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Medtronic Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS)
Micra TPS is the world’s smallest, minimally invasive cardiac pacemaker. It is a new type of heart device that treats patients with bradycardia, a common heart condition characterized by a slow or irregular heart rhythm. Unlike traditional pacemakers, the Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) is a miniaturized, fully self-contained pacemaker that delivers the most advanced pacing technology available to patients via a minimally invasive approach.

Valve Surgery
Sometimes valve disease can be treated with medication, but depending on the severity of the problem, valve repair surgery or replacement surgery (insertion of an artificial heart valve) is necessary. At Hackensack Meridian Health, our surgeons are experts in performing all types of valve surgeries with excellent outcomes, including aortic valve repair and replacement and complex mitral valve replacements and repairs.

Our cardiac surgical procedures also include:

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Endoscopic Vein Harvesting
• Minimally Invasive Valve Replacement/Repair
• Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• MAZE Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation

Every member of the care team shares the same goal: to provide you with the best possible outcomes and to see you return to health as quickly as possible. That dedication pays off in our outstanding results and in our satisfied patients.