Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery (Adult)

Your Michigan Answer for Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery

Facing a heart procedure is never easy, but understanding your options can bring peace of mind. In many cases, minimally invasive approaches offer a gentler path to healing with excellent outcomes.

Minimally invasive heart procedures come in many forms—from tiny incisions and catheter-based techniques to advanced robotic-assisted surgeries. These approaches can be used to treat a range of heart conditions, including valve repairs or replacements, bypass surgery (CABG), closing holes in the heart like atrial septal defects (ASDs) and patent foramen ovales (PFOs), treating atrial fibrillation with the MAZE procedure, and placing devices to support heart function, like a ventricular assist device (VAD).

At the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, you’re in expert hands. As the #1 heart and vascular program in Michigan and one of the top-ranked heart hospitals in the nation, we’re proud to offer world-class care close to home. Our experienced surgeons perform more than 2,000 heart operations each year and care for thousands of patients in our outpatient clinics. Our multidisciplinary team, which includes physicians, nurses and many other specialists, helps you determine the best approach and provide support every step of the way. Our goal is to help patients live longer and better.  We aim to ensure your surgery and recovery are as smooth, safe and comfortable as possible.