Cardiovascular Surgery

The heart is our vital organ that deserves special attention. Cardiovascular Surgery is surgery performed on the heart and four major vessels by doctors who are experts in this field.

Cardiovascular diseases, which are among the important causes of death, allow easy diagnosis in individuals with the disease in this field, together with the advancing technology.

Diseases in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery:

• Heart valve diseases
• Carotid artery occlusions
• Diseases of the veins and arteries
• Varicose diseases
• Fistula surgeries
• Coronary artery disease
• Every disease related to the heart and blood vessels, such as vascular occlusions, falls within the scope of cardiovascular surgery.

Applications in Cardiovascular Surgery

Coronary Bypass

If the blood in the vessels falls below a certain level in cases such as narrowing and blockage in the coronary vessels that help feed the heart, a heart attack occurs. In such cases, open heart surgery and coronary bypass method are applied.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery is an operation performed with tiny incisions. Intervention with application takes place with low risk of infection and less blood loss. The procedure is performed with an incision under the armpit and breast without opening the sternum of the patient.

Removal of Heart Tumors

Heart tumors are masses that spread from organs outside the heart or originate from the heart itself. They are divided into good or bad. Although there are several different types of tumors, some of the malignant tumors generally seen in adults are angiosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. The most common heart tumor is myxoma tumor.
The surgery performed by removing the tumor tissue is usually the surgery performed with tiny incisions, which we call minimally invasive surgery in women.

Varicose Veins Treatments

In the treatment of varicose veins, first of all, Doppler examination is performed in order to have information about the patient's veins. In this way, the most suitable method for the patient is determined and the treatment is started. Some of the treatment methods are:

• Interventional treatments
• Sclerotherapy
• Stripping (Classical surgical intervention)
• Endovenous Thermal Ablation
• Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA)
• Compression stockings
• Radiofrequency (VNUS) thermal ablation

Other Cardiovascular Surgery applications apart from these applications are as follows:

• Surgical treatments of aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection and rhythm disorders
• Peripheral invasive procedures (balloon, stent)
• Robotic heart surgery surgeries
• Peripheral vascular surgery
• Hemodialysis access surgery
• Valve repairs and replacements

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospitals

Although Maltepe University Faculty of Medicine Hospitals have specialist doctors and health personnel, they have the opportunity, knowledge and experience that allows the surgical processes to be successfully concluded with advanced technology devices and intensive care units with life support devices.

With its expert and experienced staff, it continues to serve as one of the distinguished Cardiovascular Surgery centers in Turkey since 1997 and offers a wide range of services such as adult congenital heart disease surgery, fistula, varicose surgery, emergency surgery. Cardiovascular surgery team, which always adopts the principle of working with the best in its field, is successful and distinguished, and carries out successful treatments with intensive care and inpatient service units.

Our results in Coronary By-Pass surgery are above world standards. We present and publish our work in national and international congresses and symposiums. In this way, we maintain our communication with domestic and international centers working in the same field as us.