Fact Sheets

Aortic Aneurysm
An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
Polycystic kidney disease is a condition that causes fluid-filled sacs called cysts to grow in the kidneys. Learn about symptoms and treatments.
Aortic Valve Disease
Aortic valve disease is a condition in which the heart’s aortic valve does not work properly. Learn more about symptoms and treatment.
Reoperative Heart Surgery
A “redo“ of a previous heart surgery that corrects heart problems that have developed since the surgery.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
A surgical procedure to reroute blood flow around narrowed or blocked coronary arteries.
Heart Valve Replacement
A heart valve replacement is a procedure to replace or repair valves that regulate blood flow through the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
Mitral Valve Surgery
A floppy or leaky mitral valve is an underappreciated disease that can be effectively repaired by mitral valve surgeons in specialized centers. Patients generally experience significant improvement in symptoms after surgery and should expect a near normal life expectancy.
Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) with Multiple Arterial Grafts
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is a surgical procedure that is used to treat coronary artery disease. In the procedure, a surgeon takes healthy blood vessels from elsewhere in the body and uses them to reroute blood around narrowed or blocked sections of affected coronary arteries, thereby restoring blood flow to the heart.
AVNeo (Aortic valve neocuspidization, Ozaki Procedure)
A surgical procedure used to treat people with aortic valve disease.
Endovascular Debranching Aortic Repair for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Minimally invasive surgical procedure for the repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.