Our cardiac surgeons are national leaders in research, repairing heart conditions, implanting artificial devices and performing heart transplants.
Thousands of heart surgeries are performed every day in the United States. Many patients have excellent results—not only do patients survive longer than they used to, they enjoy a good quality of life.
Yale Medicine surgeons are widely recognized for innovation and expertise in the surgical treatment of pediatric congenital heart defects.
Congestive heart failure means the heart cannot pump blood fast enough to keep up with demand. So blood begins to back up with fluid or becomes congested.
The valves in your heart are small, but very important. If they don't work properly, it will be difficult for your heart to function. The good news is that treatment of heart valve disease has changed dramatically.
A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected sound made by the blood as it flows through the heart.
Cardiomyopathies are heart muscle disorders that can lead to more serious conditions such as arrhythmia, heart valve issues or heart failure.
Structural heart disease a term commonly used to describe defects or disorders in the heart’s structure—its valves, for instance. This is different than coronary disease, which is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries, which can cause chest pain and heart attack.
Heart attacks are one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
A ventricular septal defect is an abnormal hole in the wall that divides the two upper chambers in the heart, and it can cause mild to life-threatening symptoms. It is the most common type of congenital heart defect.