Discover Open Heart Surgery At Jupiter Medical Center
Trust Your Heart to Nationally Recognized Experts
Open-heart surgery is one of the world-class, comprehensive cardiovascular
services offered at Jupiter Medical Center's Robson Heart and Vascular
Institute.
Our cardiac surgery team specializes in the safest and most advanced techniques
for conditions that must be treated with open-heart surgery. The team's
goal: reduce recovery times and provide the best possible outcomes for
Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast patients and their families.
Meet Dr. Arthur Katz, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Jupiter Medical Center’s open heart surgery program is led by Arthur
Katz, M.D. regarded as a national leader in "off-pump" coronary
artery bypass grafting (CABG) to treat coronary artery disease. He epitomizes
the ideal surgeon all patietns want in charge of their heart: someone
who provides personalized care and compassion to each patient and family
for optimal results and restored health - and a nationally recognized
expert who continues to explore innovative surgical technologies and techniques
to serve all patients.
A New York Medical College graduate who completed his cardiac surgery fellowship
at New York University (NYU) Medical Center, Dr. Katz has more than 25
years of experience across a broad range of complex cardiac surgeries.
What is Open-Heart Surgery?
Open heart surgery is a major operation that requires an incision along
the middle of the chest to access the heart, although some techniques
allow for smaller incisions. Immediately after surgery, patietns are transferred
to Jupiter Medical Center's state-of-the-art cardiovascular intensive
care unit (CVICU), where they recieve highly specialized care from expertly
trained ICU nurses and staff.
Caridac rehabilitation is initiated the day after surgery, continues throughout
the hospital stay and is available as an outpatient service to help patients
recover optimally. Most patients remain in the hospital 5 to 7 days.
When is Open-Heart Surgery Recommended?
Open heart surgery is used to treat problems of the coronary arteries,
heart valves, cardiac conduction system, cardiac tumors and to repair
aortic aneurysms. Open-heart surgery can:
- Treat totally obstructed or blocked coronary arteries of the heart, a procedure
called coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
- Repair or replace faulty heart valves.
- Repair a dilatation of the large artery (aorta) that leads away from the heart.
- Treat cardiac arrhythmias not amenable to therapy by our electrophysiologists.
- Remove cardiac tumors.
Jupiter Medical Center offers these open-heart procedures and more:
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Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which involves removing a healthy artery or vein from antoher part of the
body and rerouting it beyond an existing blockage in the heart to restore
blood flow. Grafting can be accomplished with the pateint connected to
a heart-lung machine (learn more about CABG here) or without the patient
connected to a heart-lung machine, a procedure also called "beating
heart bypass surgery" (learn more about off-pump CABG
here) or without the patient connected to a heart-lung machine, a procedure
also called “beating heart bypass surgery” (learn more about
off-pump CABG
here)
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Repair or replacement of heart valves that do not open and close properly, or that have thickened or atrophied
and do not allow blood to flow normally. Learn more about overall heart
valve surgery
here, and learn specifically about mitral valve repair here and aortic valve repair
here and aortic valve repair
here.
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), in which a replacement aortic valve is inserted into heart through a balloon
catheter fed through the femoral (leg) artery instead of through an incision
in the chest. Learn more about TAVR
here.
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Aortic aneurysm surgery, which involves open-heart surgery to repair, replace or insert a stent
into a weakened or leaking aorta, the major artery that supplies blood
from the heart to the rest of the body. Learn more about the procedure in this
video.
Rely on the expert physicains and specialized support teams at Jupiter
Medical Center to treat all of these and other cardiovascular conditions.