Heart and vascular surgery

If your heart or blood vessels have been damaged — by conditions such as heart failure or congenital heart abnormalities — cardiovascular surgeons work to repair them. They may use traditional surgery or minimally invasive approaches, which can enable a faster recovery for you.

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Cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons in Sanford, Florida

When you need surgical treatment for a heart or vascular condition, we provide the multidisciplinary care you deserve.

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital is one of the only hospitals in Seminole and West Volusia counties that provides access to a wide range of cardiovascular surgical services. Our surgeons and staff perform procedures to help restore your cardiovascular health and improve your quality of life. That's why, as part of your recovery care, we also provide personalized outpatient cardiac rehabilitation services.

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Cardiology

Cardiac rehabilitation

Our cardiac surgery program

We offer complete surgical care for cardiovascular conditions.

Surgical treatments we offer

Our surgeons provide minimally invasive and traditional surgical solutions. Some of the surgeries we perform include:

Atherectomy
Carotid endarterectomy
Coronary artery bypass, including on- and off-pump cardiopulmonary bypass
Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device implantation
Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
Endovascular vein harvesting
Stent placement
Valve repair and replacement, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

LAAC device implantation

We are the only hospital in Seminole County offering an alternative to long-term blood thinner medication with the LAAC device. The LAAC device is a permanent heart implant that effectively reduces the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib).

AFib is a type of irregular heartbeat that increases the risk of blood clots and, consequently, stroke. As a result, people with AFib typically use anticoagulants (blood thinners) long-term to prevent blood clots from forming. This is because more than 90 percent of stroke-causing clots that come from the heart form in the left atrial appendage. However, the LAAC device closes off this area, which reduces the risk of clots and allows patients to discontinue the use of long-term blood thinners.

TAVR

TAVR is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery to treat aortic stenosis. In a traditional valve replacement, the damaged or diseased valve is removed before the replacement valve is implanted. With TAVR, the damaged or diseased valve is not removed. Instead, a replacement valve is inserted into the aortic valve's place.

TAVR is a catheter-based procedure performed in one of our cardiac catheterization laboratories by a cardiothoracic surgeon and an interventional cardiologist.

Preoperative cardiac surgery education

We offer specialized education for you and your family before undergoing open-heart surgery. This education is provided to promote patient safety, decrease anxieties and prepare you and your family for the recovery process.

Postoperative cardiac rehabilitation (rehab)

After you are discharged from the hospital, we support you through our 12-week outpatient cardiac rehab program. This program includes education and monitored exercise to help improve endurance, strength and confidence following heart and vascular surgery.