Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Surgery
If you need surgery for a condition that affects your heart, blood vessels or chest, the expert team of cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons at Cone Health can help. Our specialists have the highest level of training in their fields. We work together to give you the most compassionate, complete care possible. With us, you can be confident you’ll experience your best outcome.
Take Charge Of Your Heart Health
Talk to your primary care provider first. If needed, get a referral and use our specialists search to find the right heart care expert for you.
Trust Us for Top-Rated Care
At The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, we offer exceptional, nationally recognized heart, vascular and thoracic care, with recognition including the Top Three-Star Quality Rating for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2021-2023.
Our expert cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgeons complete a wide variety procedures, ranging from simple to complex. Whenever possible, our surgeons will use a minimally invasive technique to perform your procedure. Some of the most common procedures we perform include:
Heart Surgeries
- Adult congenital heart lesion repair: Treats damaged tissue you were born with
- Aortic dissection repair: Fixes a tear in your artery wall
- Atrial septal defect closure: Closes a hole between the upper chambers of your heart
- Coronary angioplasty and stenting: Uses a small metal mesh tube to open your blocked or narrowed coronary arteries, improving blood flow
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG): Re-routes blood flow around your blocked arteries
- Heart valve repair and replacement: Treats damaged aortic valves, mitral valves and tricuspid valves
- Major thoracic trauma management: Treats injuries promptly
- Maze surgery: Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) that blocks abnormal electrical signals to your heart
- Placement of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and pacemakers: Sends electrical signals to your heart and triggers a more regular heartbeat
- Thoracic aneurysm repair: Prevents a rupture and restores blood flow to an artery in your chest
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm stent grafting: Treats a bulge in the upper part of the aorta by providing a channel for blood to flow through
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR): Implants an artificial heart valve inside your diseased aortic valve
- Ventricular assist device (VAD) placement : Helps a weak heart pump blood
Vascular Surgeries
- Angioplasty and stenting: Widens blocked or narrowed arteries and veins
- Aortic aneurysm repair: Treats a bulge (aneurysm) in your body’s main artery (aorta)
- Aortic dissection repair: Replaces damaged parts of your aorta
- Artery reconstruction: Replaces a blocked or damaged artery with a new vessel or graft
- Carotid artery surgery: Removes plaque buildup from inside your carotid artery (also called carotid endarterectomy)
Chest and Lung Surgeries
- Chest wall resection and reconstruction: Removes and rebuilds part of your chest wall
- Comprehensive cancer staging: Determines how far your cancer has spread
- Electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy: Uses electromagnetic technology to guide tools through your lungs to make a diagnosis
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS): Uses real-time images to help your doctor remove cells for a biopsy (evaluation for cancer)
- Esophagogastrectomy: Treats cancer by removing the lower esophagus and upper part of the stomach
- Laser bronchoscopy and endobronchial stent placement: Opens blocked airways
- Mediastinoscopy: Creates a small incision in your neck to help doctors examine the space between your lungs
- Multimodality therapy for thoracic malignancies: Combines chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery for cancer treatment
- Pericardial window: Drains excess fluid from around your heart
- Pleurodesis: Prevents lung collapse by attaching your lung to the inside of your chest wall
- Pulmonary resection: Removes all or part of your diseased lung
- Resection of mediastinal tumors: Removes a tumor from the upper chest area between your lungs, containing your heart, nerves and blood vessels
- Thymectomy: Removes your thymus gland
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung resection: Minimally invasive procedure that removes parts of your diseased lung
Cardiac Rehabilitation
At Cone Health, we know surgery is only the first part of your care. After your heart procedure, you will need to rebuild your strength and range of motion. The physical therapists in our inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program work with you to safely and gradually increase your activity level. As your heart and vascular surgery partner, we help you continue your recovery at home through our outpatient cardiac rehabilitation.
