Heart Surgery
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has been performing heart surgery since the 1940s and helped pioneer open-heart surgery in North Carolina. Through the years, Medical Center cardiologists and heart surgeons have made major contributions in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
We offer the following heart surgery services:
- Coronary artery bypass - sometimes referred to as CABG, this form of heart surgery is done to reroute, or "bypass," blood around clogged arteries and improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
- Valve replacement and repair
- Pulmonary resections
- Great vessel surgery
From a fetus with an abnormal heart rhythm to an adult who needs heart surgery for cardiovascular disease, the Heart Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center provides the highest quality care using the most advanced heart surgery techniques to treat patients of all ages.
The Heart Center's dedicated and caring staff is comprised of cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This team of physicians and support staff works together to ensure that all heart surgery candidates and patients receive the most appropriate diagnostic tests and treatments.
Learn more about heart surgery and the Heart Center of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.