Cardiothoracic Surgery

The East Point Hospital Cardiothoracic Division is indubitably one of the most successful ones in Cardiothoracic surgery. Delivering astonishing surgical finesse over heart operations, the team’s success stories have assisted in creating thousands of healthy and happy families. This group of professionals has achieved distinguished milestones in resolving complicated ischemic, valvular, thoracic, and vascular diseases. It keeps patients from across the state of Karnataka.

Expert Team and Comprehensive Care

An unmatched team of cardio-thoracic anesthetics and intensivists, clinical perfusionists, surgeons and ICU nursing staff, and physiotherapists along with dieticians, comprise of the most effective cardiothoracic experts available. Their combined efforts have resulted in excellent outcomes as a result of a blend of different approaches for a single patient.

CT-ICU units under the cardiothoracic section are the most advanced in the city, showcasing our clinician’s uncompromising standards of care. As the foremost centre for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Bangalore, we provide our patients with advanced technological resources alongside highly trained professionals to monitor and assist individuals recovering from cardio-surgical and thoracic interventions. Providing hands-on attention is given utmost priority to every step in recovery and rehabilitation.

Training and Development in Scientific Medicine

The department’s commitment to knowledge sharing is critical. Periodic training, especially in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS), has provided considerable value for the upskilling of cardiothoracic surgeons across India. More than 10 surgeons are now actively practising MICS. Currently, at East Point Hospital, we have achieved a milestone of performing heighest keyhole surgeries in the last 3 years.

Heart Failure and Other Specialties

Considering the inadequately managed need for heart failure alongside the support of a mechanical circulatory device, the Star Cardiac Services team is utilizing vascular ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenator) for advanced-level patients. The aim is to enhance the scope of services offered within the department and make it a centre of excellence in heart failure therapies.

Treatments and Procedures

• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
• Endoscopic Vein/Radial Artery Harvest
• Aortic Root Replacement
• Thoraco-abdominal Aneurysm Repair
• Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement
• Aortic Valve Replacement
• Re-operative Cardiac Surgeries (Redo)
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS)
• Lobectomy
• Intracardiac Tumor Excision (Myxomas)