Heart Surgery

When surgery is your best treatment option, entrust your heart to the experts at UNC REX Healthcare. You’ll benefit from board-certified surgeons with decades of experience and thorough knowledge in the latest and best ways to care for you.

Cardiac Surgical Treatments

Depending on your condition and situation, your doctor may recommend:

• Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
• Transmyocardial revascularization, which creates tiny channels in the heart muscle to let more blood flow through and reduce chest pain
• Structural and valvular heart procedures, such as valve repair or replacement
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Electrophysiology services, including cardioverter defibrillator implantation and lead extraction surgery
• Heart failure surgery, including heart transplant, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement or biventricular assist device (BiVAD) implantation

Whenever possible, a surgeon will perform your procedure using a minimally invasive technique that requires smaller incisions and reduces pain, scarring and recovery time.

Recognized for Excellence

UNC REX Hospital earned Healthgrades’ Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award^TM for 2016, 2015 and 2014 because we helped patients achieve superior outcomes in heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery. That means you face an even smaller risk of dying after those procedures here than at many other hospitals.

Multidisciplinary Team Approach

You get well-rounded care from a team of medical professionals who collaborate to determine your best treatment option. Trust the expertise of our:

• Cardiac surgeons
• Cardiologists
• Vascular Surgeons and Specialists

Cardiac Rehabilitation

After surgery, cardiac rehabilitation helps you safely regain strength and endurance and reduce your risk of future heart conditions.