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Cardiac Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) Lab
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A cardiac surgery lab where a team works on treating diseases of the heart and great vessels.

AboutAbout the lab
Discussing as a team to deliver optimal treatment.
Cardiac Surgery (Thoracic Surgery) works as the Heart Team of Nagoya University Hospital, treating diseases of the heart and great vessels.
The Heart Team constantly holds discussions on valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, severe heart failure, aortic disease, and more.
The site also describes the team as able to care for patients who have conditions other than heart disease, working across clinical departments.
Surgical methods include minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS), transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and aortic stent graft surgery.
Key terms
- TAVI
- A treatment in which an artificial valve is carried to the heart through a catheter passed inside the blood vessels and placed at the position of the aortic valve.
- MICS
- Heart surgery that puts less strain on the body (minimally invasive cardiac surgery). Robot-assisted techniques are also used depending on the situation.
ResearchResearch themes
The Heart Team of Nagoya University Hospital constantly discusses valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, severe heart failure, aortic disease, and more, aiming to provide each patient with the optimal treatment. The lab's cardiac surgery publications are posted on the Nagoya University Cardiac Surgery lab page linked from the site.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMasato Mutsuga
- Hospital ProfessorHajime Sakurai
- Associate ProfessorYuji Narita
- Hospital Associate ProfessorYoshiyuki Tokuda
- Hospital LecturerSachie Terazawa
- Hospital LecturerMotoshi Kosakai
- Hospital LecturerYasunari Hayashi
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorTaro Fujii
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorTakuya Osawa
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorTomotoshi Uemura
- Hospital Assistant ProfessorTakahiro Ozeki
- Assistant ProfessorAika Ogata
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