cardiac surgery
cardiac surgery
Improved recovery
International Heart Surgery Center Greece
In order to upgrade and strengthen the field of cardiac surgery and care, the HHG Group and YGEIA have established the “International Heart Surgery Center Greece / YGEIA,” a model center that encompasses specific pillars of activity.
The main pillars of the Center’s offerings include the introduction and application of new and improved surgical techniques, such as endoscopic cardiac surgery, the enhancement of clinical protocols aimed at facilitating faster and easier recovery, research, quality control and innovation, education, and promoting Greece as a hub for international cardiac surgery tourism.
Services
The International Heart Surgery Center Greece / YGEIA offers high-level heart surgery services, aiming for a multidimensional and personalized treatment approach for patients. The focus is on accelerating the perioperative process, minimizing trauma and discomfort through both endoscopic and percutaneous methods aimed at rapid recovery:
Personalized, team-based preoperative patient assessment
Minimally Invasive platform for all cardiac surgical procedures
Quality control and monitoring
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols
Patient pathway documentation and postoperative follow-up
24/7 patient support and consultation
Training using digital simulators
Consulting and collaboration with leading institutions in the field
Η Ομάδα
The esteemed doctors of the Center introduce the most advanced techniques and methods in Greece, thereby enhancing the quality of care for patients with heart conditions. Meanwhile, the specialized nurses at HYGEIA hospital ensure high-level care, having at their disposal the latest technological equipment to address the most complex cardiovascular diseases.
Through continuous collaboration with leading Heart Surgery centers worldwide, the goal of the team of doctors at the Center is to remain at the forefront of innovation. For unparalleled clinical outcomes, the highest international standards of safety, quality, and patient care are upheld. With more than 30 years of excellence in the Heart Surgery field, the scientific team is dedicated to providing impeccable results, making the Center a reliable choice for patients and doctors alike.
Patient Stories
Scientific Publications
We investigated whether differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in ischemic myocardium enhances their immunogenicity, thereby increasing their chance for rejection.
Today’s mitral valve techniques are pluralistic, and the result of variable contributions over decades. However, they are often associated with subjectivity, and inter-surgeon variability, as well as differing outcomes. Here, we propose a set of conceptual techniques, which aim to simplify and standardize mitral valve repair, of which some we have already verified in practice.
Clinical trials that have assessed the effect of revascularization in patients with stable coronary disease have routinely excluded those with advanced chronic kidney disease.
Implantation of bioartificial patches distorts myocardial geometry, and functional improvement of the recipient heart is usually attributed to reactive angiogenesis around the graft. With the liquid bioartificial tissue compound used in this study, we achieved targeted large-scale support of the infarcted left ventricular wall and improvement of heart function.