Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
In the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, adult heart surgeries, predominantly coronary bypass, and valve surgeries are performed. The department continues to successfully provide services in all areas of adult and pediatric heart surgeries, including valve repairs, correction of congenital heart anomalies, surgical correction of rhythm problems unresponsive to drug therapy, aneurysm and major-minor vascular surgeries.
The excellent coordination between cardiology, heart surgery, anesthesia, and intensive care services is one of the significant factors contributing to this success and the preference of patients for our hospital. In the Cardiovascular Surgery (CVS) department, surgeries such as coronary artery diseases (bypass), heart valve diseases, vascular occlusions, vascular dilations, varicose veins, congenital heart defects, and abnormal vascular developments can be performed.
Our hospitals provide post-operative care with precision and sensitivity, featuring a specialized intensive care unit for CVS. In this unit, patients are continuously monitored with bedside monitors, and an expert team is ready to intervene instantly in case of sudden changes in their health conditions.
Wrist Artery Angiography
Regular check-ups can detect heart artery disease at an early stage. The treatment of heart artery disease has advanced significantly in recent years. With low-risk coronary angiography performed through the wrist, the diagnosis can be clarified, and treatment can be completed with balloon and stent procedures through the same wrist. For arteries that cannot be treated with coronary balloon or stent procedures, surgical teams come into play, and with the evolving technology, a special surgical technique is employed to perform coronary bypass surgery without stopping the heart.
Radial angiography uses one of the two parallel arteries running along the wrist. Due to the use of thinner catheters in angiography through the wrist, the complication rate is lower. While weight application is required for at least 6 hours after all procedures performed through the groin to control bleeding, there is no need for weight application in radial angiography, and the patient can be discharged in a shorter time, typically around 3 hours.
Coronary Angiography
Coronary angiography provides answers to two essential questions. Firstly, it addresses whether there is critical narrowing in the arteries (coronary arteries) that feed the patient's heart. Secondly, it answers the question of how these narrowings in the arteries will be treated (some narrowings can be treated with medication, while others may require balloon and stent procedures or bypass surgery).
Coronary Bypass Surgery
Patients who need coronary bypass surgery are those who, due to their complaints, have had a coronary angiogram and are recommended for coronary bypass surgery. This patient group has the time to receive detailed information about the recommended surgery and choose the center and the physician for the surgery.
However, some patients are brought to the hospital with a heart attack and need emergency intervention. When coronary bypass surgery is recommended after coronary angiography for these patients, they have limited time to think and decide. It is crucial for the patient and their family to be prepared for the surgery, be aware of the process, and contribute to the patient's return to their previous life after surgery.
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