Sakra Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Overview

The cardio thoracic department at Sakra is one of the best equipped and well-staffed teams that the hospital can speak about. This department mainly deals with the ailments and surgical procedures affecting the internal organs inside the thorax or the chest. It generally takes care of treatments of conditions involving the heart and the lungs. Our department offers virtually every type of elective and emergent surgery for heart valve disease, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, aortic aneurysm and congestive heart failure.
Our surgeons are not only experts in traditional cardiac surgery techniques, but are also on the forefront of emerging technologies to treat the full spectrum of congenital and degenerative cardiac conditions. CTVS surgeons have been instrumental in implementing cardiac programs from heart transplantation to minimally-invasive cardiac surgery.

Services

• Modern beating-heart surgery
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Paediatric cardiovascular surgery
• Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair(Including Endographs)
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
• Valve Repair and Replacement
• Ross Procedure
• Arrhythmia Surgery
• Cardioversion
• Pacemaker
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
• Maze Procedure
• Convergent Procedure
• Heart Transplantation
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
• Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
• Least Invasive Cardiac Surgery (LICS)

CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft): 

CABG surgeries are open heart surgeries which are most commonly performed surgical procedure to improve the blood flow to the heart. This surgery is usually recommended to patients with blockages of heart arteries. In this surgical procedure, a healthy artery or vein from the body is grafted to the blocked coronary artery which bypasses the blocked portion of the coronary artery to create a new path for blood oxygen-rich blood to flow to the heart muscle. Usually, the bypass graft for CABG can be a vein from the leg or an inner chest wall artery. 

Other treatment options for coronary disease is Percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI), also known as Coronary angioplasty.

Coronary angioplasty is a non-surgical procedure in which a balloon is used to widen blocked or narrowed artery. At Sakra, we have a team of dedicated and highly-experienced Cardiac surgeons in Bangalore.

Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Surgery:

MICS CABG or Coronary Bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed through small incisions on the right side of your chest. With highly advanced and well-equipped operation rooms, our expert doctors perform safe surgery to patients with coronary disease. Cardiac Surgeons perform minimally invasive coronary artery surgery between ribs to ensure quicker recovery time and less pain. 

CABG is an advanced procedure to treat patients suffering from coronary heart disease. Our cardiac surgeons at Sakra are well-experienced in performing Minimally invasive coronary artery surgery and have successful surgery results. 

Thoracic Surgery:

Thoracic Surgery is a surgical procedure that focuses on diseases of chest-heart, lungs and oesophagus etc performed by thoracic surgeons. Some of the cardiothoracic conditions include Lung cancer, Oesophageal cancer, Benign diseases and tumors of the lung, Mesothelioma, chest reconstruction after major surgery, Gastroesophageal reflux, chest wall tumors, lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease, and Plication for diaphragm paralysis. 

At Sakra, our cardiothoracic surgeons perform Thoracic bypass surgery using minimally invasive surgical procedures on the lungs, oesophagus and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. we have the best cardiothoracic surgeons in Bangalore, with high-expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiothoracic diseases and conditions. This makes Sakra institute of cardiac science as good choice for Cardiothoracic surgery and regarded as one of the Best Thoracic Surgery Hospital in Bangalore, offering world-class treatment facilities at an affordable price.  

Heart Valve Surgery:

Heart valve surgery is a specialized surgery which is performed to treat heart valve disease that requires repair or replace a valve in the heart that is not functioning properly. It is also called as valvular heart disease.   

Normally, heart valves control the flow of blood by making it to move in unidirectional through the heart and the body. If the valve is not functioning properly, then the flow of blood and network of blood vessels that carry oxygen throughout the body are affected. 

Heart valve surgery is a major open heart surgery which is performed through breastbone into the chest. At Sakra, we have highly-experienced cardiac surgeons to treat heart valve disease with advanced technology. 

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery:

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery is a procedure performed through smaller incisions using specialized surgical instruments. It is the most common surgical procedure for patients with complicated heart diseases that need heart bypass surgery, coronary artery surgery or complex aorta surgery.

At Sakra, our cardiac surgeons use minimally invasive techniques to treat complex cardiac conditions. The department of cardiac science aims to deliver best-quality interventional cardiology treatments and minimally invasive coronary surgery to ensure the patient will have long term quality of life.

Emergency Cardiac Surgery:

At Sakra, we provide Emergency Cardiac Surgery service for patients with conditions such as aortic aneurysm, valvular disease, trauma, dissection of the aorta, and neonatal and paediatric cardiac emergencies. 

Our dedicated team of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and staff work collaboratively and our hospital has 24/7 access to advanced diagnostic tests, and emergency operation theatres equipped with modern infrastructure facilities. 

OZAKI:

OZAKI is a heart procedure in which heart tissue of the patient is used to reconstruct a damaged aortic valve, instead of replacing it completely with a prosthetic implant. 

OZAKI is a minimally invasive technique which is a tailored replacement of each individual valvular leaflet with treated autologous pericardial patches which looks similar to the normal aortic valve. 

The function of the aortic valve is to regulate the flow of blood from the heart to the rest of the body. When the aortic valve is not functioning properly due to various conditions like aortic stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation, congenital heart defect, then surgery is usually required to replace it and restore normal function of the aortic valve.