Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery
At Christ Hospital we perform a range of procedures to screen vascular and thoracic diseases and provide treatment/ surgery for vascular, endovascular, and venous diseases. This may include non-surgical treatment (with medicines and exercises) for leg vessels or other surgeries performed at the vascular and thoracic surgery department of Christ Hospital. The common surgeries performed by our skilled and experienced team of vascular and thoracic surgeons include: • Congenital Heart Surgeries • Aortic And Pulmonary Artery Surgeries • Carotid Endarterectomy for Stroke Prevention • Bypass surgeries like Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) • CABG with systemic vascular resistance (SVR) for CAD, left ventricle (LV) dysfunction, cardiac heart failure (CHF) • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) • Surgery For Aortic Dissection And Aortic Aneurysms • Redo Cardiac Surgeries • Thoracic Surgeries • Vascular Surgeries • Embolectomy • Aortofemoral and Femoropopliteal Bypass • Arteriovenous (AV) Access (Fistula) Surgery • Varicose Vein Surgery • Trauma And Vascular Repairs • Femoropopliteal Bypass Grafting • RF Ablation For Varicose veins • Heart Valve Repair And Replacement Surgeries • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery like Septal Myectomy • Combined Carotid And Bypass Procedures • Aortic Root Replacement • Aneurysm Surgeries (Open Repair Of Aortic Peripheral Aneurysms) • Congenital Heart Surgeries • Angioplasties & Stenting For Peripheral Occlusive Disease • Foam Sclerotherapy • Phlebectomies • Diabetic Foot Care Clinic The facilities available at the CTVS department of Christ Hospital include: • Carotid Doppler Scan • Aortic Aneurysm Screening • Peripheral Arterial Doppler • Advanced Perfusion System (Heart Lung Machine) • Defibrillator Machine • Haemotherm Machine • Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Machine • Advanced Monitor with Cardiac Output • Dedicated CTVS OT • Exclusive CTVS ICU