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    The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center offers a full complement of cardiac services. From prevention and detection to treatment and surgical intervention, UPMC cardiologists and cardiac surgeons have vast expertise and experience in all areas of cardiac care and surgery, ensuring that all patients have access to and receive the best, most advanced care possible.
     
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    The Division of Cardiac Surgery has the expertise and technology to diagnose and treat a wide spectrum of cardiac diseases. For patients requiring surgical intervention, our world-class surgeons provide the best in patient care.

    The diseases we treat include:

    Angina
    Aortic Aneurysm
    Arrhythmias
    Atherosclerosis
    Atrial Fibrillation
    Bradycardia
    Cardiomyopathy
    Congestive Heart Failure
    Coronary Artery Disease
    Heart Attack
    Heart Disease
    Heart Murmurs
    Heart Valve Disorders
         Aortic Regurgitation
         Aortic Stenosis
         Mitral Regurgitation
         Mitral Stenosis
         Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome
         Tricuspid Regurgitation
    Patent Ductus Arteriosus
    Pulmonary Hypertension
    Septal Defect

     
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    UPMC physicians provide a full range of medical and surgical treatments for heart-related diseases and conditions. These treatments include:

    Aneurysm repair
    Aortic aneurysm repair/removal (Aneurysmectomy)
    Angioplasty
    Aortic dissection repair
    Balloon valvuloplasty
    Biventricular pacing therapies
    Cardiac catheterization
    Cardiac resynchronization therapy
    Cardioversion
    Catheter ablation
    Clinical electrophysiological procedures
    Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
    Coronary stenting
    External counterpulsation therapy (EECP)
    Heart and lung transplantation
    Heart assist device implantation
    High-risk coronary revascularization
    Implanted cardioverter defribrillators
    Interventional cardiology
    Intra-aortic balloon pump
    Minimally invasive direct coronary bypass surgery (MIDCAB)
    Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
    Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB)
    Pacemaker insertion
    Percutaneous treatment of atrial deptal defects and patent foramen ovales
    Radiation therapy
    Radiofrequency ablation
    Valve repair and replacement



     
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