San Raffaele Hospital: Cardiac Surgery department

Italy, Milan

The Cardiac Surgery Department of the San Raffaele Hospital is a national and international center for reconstructive surgery of:

Mitral valve,
Surgery of atrial fibrillation and heart failure,
Surgery of the coronary vessels of the heart.

The department also treats pathologies of the aortic arch, ascending and descending aorta using surgical and hybrid methods, and minimally invasive methods using the latest 3D cameras.

Doctors of the department have performed over 130 left ventricular implants (LVAD).

Admission fee:

from 300 USD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What diseases are treated in the department of cardiac surgery

Valve pathology,
Aortic aneurysms,
Ischemic heart disease,
Atrial fibrillation,
Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy,
Heart failure,
Congenital heart disease with surgical or percutaneous correction.

What are the innovative methods of treating valve pathology

Experienced San Raffaele specialists treat:

Aortic valve pathology,
Mitral valve,
Tricuspid valve.

Doctors perform treatment using:

Reparative Surgery,
Substitution surgery,
Minimally invasive treatment,
No stitches or percutaneous treatments (TAVI, MitraClip^®, Cardioband^® — performed in a robotic hybrid room).

What are the innovative methods of treating aortic aneurysm

The San Raffaele Hospital successfully treats aortic aneurysm with the complex treatment of pathologies of the ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending aorta with traditional surgical intervention and the hybrid E-Vita technique.

What are the innovative methods of treating coronary artery disease

For coronary artery disease treatment doctors perform surgery with arterial bypass grafting on the beating heart.

What are the innovative methods of treating atrial fibrillation

Doctors treat atrial fibrillation using the latest methods:

Isolated ablation — even with minimally invasive closed-chest access with video thoracoscopy of the contracting heart,
Valve intervention (eg, valve replacement or myocardial revascularization).

What are the innovative methods of treating heart failure

Experienced specialists treat heart failure using innovative methods:

Implantation of mechanical circulatory support devices (LVAD — Left Ventricular Assist Device), ECMO, Impella, Bi-VAD,
Left ventricular remodeling method,
Myocardial revascularization,
Mitral valve plastics,
Resynchronization.

Published: 20.07.2020

Updated: 07.08.2025

Olena Kursabaieva

Natalia Segen

Vladimir Bersenev