Heart and Vascular Center

Cardiothoracic Surgery Program

Yale-New Haven Hospital Heart and Vascular Center performs the entire spectrum of open-heart procedures for both adults and children with an unsurpassed level of quality and safety. Safety of surgery for many procedures (coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement, aortic valve replacement, and combined procedures), ranks between the 93rd and 100th percentiles nationally in all categories. The hospital has repeatedly excelled when compared to national benchmarks in the expansive Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database.

Survival rates unsurpassed Simply put, survival for our patients far exceeds mathematically predicted expectations.

A long, innovative history Yale-New Haven Hospital has a long and distinguished history of open-heart surgery by surgeons who are internationally known. In 1984, our surgeons performed the first heart transplant in Connecticut.

The YNHH open-heart program began with pioneer William W.L. Glenn, MD, in 1956. In 1969, the hospital introduced the new technique of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Since then, Yale-New Haven surgeons have performed more than 30,000 open-heart procedures.

Our physicians teach around the world
Pioneering work in aortic diseases has taken our physicians to all 50 states and 23 countries to share insights and techniques around the world.

Innovation

• We are one of the country’s foremost centers for the treatment and study of aneurysms of the thoracic aorta. Additionally, we are proud of a leading clinical program in mitral valve repair.
• YNHH developed a reputation in the field of mitral valve repair in 1984 when it became the first hospital in Connecticut to introduce repair of the mitral valve.
• In 1984, Yale-New Haven performed the first heart transplant in Connecticut and in 1987 began implanting Novacor artificial heart devices.
• The Hospital is also one of a very few centers to trial a new miniaturized artificial heart developed by the pioneer Dr. Robert Jarvik.
• A tissue engineering technique to make major blood vessels for children in need of corrective cardiac repair will go into clinical trials here soon.
• Yale-New Haven is proud of having trained generations of residents in the techniques of cardiac surgery, many of whom have gone on to become national leaders in the field.

Leadership

 

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