Traditionally, cardiac surgery requires exposure of the heart through dividing the breastbone (median sternotomy) and use of the heart lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass). A minimally invasive approach allows access to the heart without the use of the large breastbone incision and may not require the use of the cardiopulmonary bypass.
NYU surgeons have achieved an unmatched, research -based level of experience and skill with minimally invasive heart surgery. The cases performed to date have demonstrated that it is a safe and broadly applicable technique for performing a wide range of complex cardiac procedures with highly reproducible results; achieved angiographically-documented anastomotic patency comparable to open-chest surgery and shown that it is the only minimally invasive approach applicable to performing complete revascularization involving all cardiac surfaces; and enabled us to effectively perform single or multiple valve procedures as well as congenital repairs with minimally invasive techniques. As a result the minimally invasive technique is considered the preferred approach for many of these patients.
NYU Medical Center surgeons have performed more minimally invasive cardiac surgeries than any other hospital in the world. As such, our minimally invasive surgery team has successfully developed unparalleled expertise in the broadest range of complex and demanding clinical cases, including:
- Multi-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
- Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement (MVR)
- MVR/Tricuspid Repair
- MVR reoperation MVR/CABG
- Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
- AVR reoperation
- Congenital Heart Defect Surgery including:
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Tetralogy of Fallot