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Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (CVTS) is a specialized field focused on surgical treatments for diseases affecting organs within the chest, primarily the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. At HCG Hospitals, Ahmedabad, they have already been through medications, imaging, and perhaps an angioplasty. HCG Hospitals is a cardiac surgery hospital in Ahmedabad with a 127-bed NABH-accredited setup built specifically for complex cardiothoracic work. The department runs two catheterization laboratories with IVUS (Intra-Vascular UltraSound) facilities, a dedicated pulmonary laboratory, ECMO support, and a high-end ICU, the kind of infrastructure that handles both scheduled and emergency procedures.
Coronary artery disease, or CAD, happens when plaque builds up inside the arteries feeding the heart. Blood flow gets restricted. The heart muscle, starved of oxygen, starts to struggle. For patients with one or two blockages, angioplasty often works well. But when multiple vessels are involved or when the blockages are in locations that make stenting technically difficult, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery tends to offer more durable, long-term relief.
The heart has four valves. Each one opens and closes with every heartbeat to keep blood moving in the right direction. When a valve narrows (stenosis) or starts leaking (regurgitation), the heart compensates by working harder, and that compensation has limits. Aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, and tricuspid disease are among the conditions that eventually lead patients to heart valve surgery. The surgical team evaluates each case to determine whether the valve can be repaired or needs to be replaced entirely. Repair preserves the patient own tissue and is preferred when the anatomy supports it.
The aorta is the largest artery in the body. When the wall weakens and bulges, an aneurysm, or when the inner lining tears, a dissection, the consequences can be sudden and severe. Aortic surgery addresses both.
The expert team at HCG Hospitals in Ahmedabad specializes in managing a wide range of lung and thoracic conditions, namely collapsed lung, pleural disease, chest wall trauma, and more. With prompt care and support, our surgeons and specialists help patients with lung and thoracic diseases return to the best state of health possible.
Before any surgical plan is confirmed, the team needs a clear picture of how the heart and lungs are actually functioning, not just what the imaging shows but also how the body responds under demand. At HCG Hospitals, Ahmedabad, that assessment includes echocardiography, pulmonary function testing in the on-site laboratory, and a computerized treadmill test.
Multi-slice CT, 2D echocardiography, color Doppler, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are all available in-house. Digital cardiac catheterization through the dual cath labs with IVUS gives the surgical team granular detail about coronary anatomy, detail that shapes exactly how a procedure is approached.
Every patient carries some level of surgical risk. The job of pre-operative evaluation is to quantify that risk honestly, factoring in cardiac function, lung reserve, kidney health, diabetes, prior surgeries, and any medications that might affect bleeding or anesthesia.
Complex cases do not go into the operating room until a team of specialists has gone through the case and decided that surgery is the right way forward. Surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and intensivists review the plan jointly, aligning on the operative approach and what monitoring will be needed intraoperatively, and what the post-surgical care pathway looks like.
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery reroutes blood flow around a blocked coronary artery using a vessel grafted from the leg, arm, or chest wall. It can be done on a beating heart or with cardiopulmonary bypass support.
When a damaged valve can be salvaged, repair is the preferred route. When repair is not structurally possible, the valve is replaced with either a mechanical prosthetic or a biological one.
Aortic surgery targets aneurysms or dissections in the ascending aorta, the arch, or the descending segment. Open surgical repair remains the standard for many presentations.
Lung resection surgery removes diseased lung tissue. A wedge resection takes a small localized portion. A lobectomy removes an entire lobe. A pneumonectomy removes the whole lung.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery uses smaller chest incisions and specialized instruments to perform procedures that would otherwise require a full sternotomy.
VATS is a minimally invasive approach to thoracic surgery using a small camera and instruments passed through keyhole incisions.
Patients looking for a cardiothoracic surgeon in Ahmedabad will find that HCG Hospitals operates with a team that focuses exclusively on cardiac and thoracic surgery.
HCG Hospitals is equipped with dual cath labs with IVUS, digital cardiac catheterization, EP and RF ablation, multi-slice CT, ECMO, and a pulmonary laboratory.
The same team that evaluates a patient preoperatively is involved through surgery, the ICU, rehabilitation, and follow-up.
Heart surgery becomes a consideration when cardiac disease is not adequately controlled by medication or less-invasive procedures. Multi-vessel coronary artery disease, severe valve dysfunction, aortic aneurysm, and structural heart defects are among the conditions that may lead to a surgical recommendation.
CABG stands for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. It builds a new path for blood to reach the heart muscle by grafting a healthy vessel around a blocked coronary artery.
It is cardiac surgery performed through smaller incisions than the conventional open-chest approach, using camera guidance and specialized instruments.
Thoracic surgery is used for conditions involving the lungs, chest wall, esophagus, and mediastinum.
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