Cardiac surgery
Keywords:In cardiac surgery, we treat cardiac illnesses that require surgery.
The most common surgeries we perform include coronary artery bypass surgery, various valvular surgeries, aortic repair surgery, and TAVI procedures (a valve procedure performed with a catheter). Our patients come to us for treatment from all over Finland.
Nationally, we have the responsibility for:
- Corrective surgery of congenital heart defects in adults
- Implementation of mechanical cardiac assist devices
- Heart and lung transplantations.
In addition to traditional open-heart surgery which requires opening the sternum and use of a heart-lung machine, we also use new minimally invasive techniques and treatment methods. An invasive procedure means a procedure that extends inside the body or is performed as a surgical procedure.
Heart and Lung Center
Units
Cardiac Surgery Ward M10, Meilahti Tower Hospital
On the Cardiac Surgery Ward M10 at Meilahti Tower Hospital, we treat patients requiring cardiac surgery or heart-lung transplants.
Meilahti Intensive Care Unit, module M2
In Meilahti Intensive Care Unit’s module M2, we treat patients who have undergone cardiac surgery, or surgery to the major blood vessels in the chest. We…
Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Tower Hospital
In the Anesthesia and Surgery Unit of Tower Hospital, we perform surgical procedures in the specialties of gastrointestinal, vascular, cardiac, pulmonary…
Heart and Lung Center Outpatient Clinic, Meilahti Tower Hospital
In our outpatient clinic at Meilahti Tower Hospital and Meilahti Triangle Hospital, we examine and treat patients in need of demanding examination and care…
Updated: 01.09.2025