Buildup of plaque in the arteries, causing them to narrow and stiffen and leading to reduced blood flow.
A lifesaving procedure for people who have end-stage heart failure or other severe heart conditions.
A surgical procedure to reroute blood flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.
A heart valve replacement is a procedure to replace or repair valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
A surgical procedure used to treat people with aortic valve disease.
An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Heart surgery for heart failure helps repair a variety of heart conditions and disorders.
A “redo“ of a previous heart surgery that corrects heart problems that have developed since the surgery.
Cardiac bypass surgery presents special risks related to limited blood flow to the heart. Yale Medicine anesthesiologists have expertise in this area.
A complete blockage of a coronary artery that lasts for three or more months