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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Procedures and their cost

The cost may vary depending on the case and the recommendation of doctors.

from $12,114	from $42,289
from $12,572	from $12,200
from $21,373	from $24,320
from $12,200	from $20,573
from $10,286	from $23,201
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from $10,286	from $30,516
from $14,858	from $6,857
from $36,574 San Raffaele Hospital	from $24,001
from $9,257	from $342
from $400	from $125
from $400	from $457
from $400	from $257
from $171	from $257
from $171

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Doctors in this hospital

Alessandro Aiuti Pediatric hematologist, Immunohematologist Admission fee: To be clarified Submit your application

Fabio Ciceri Hematologist Admission fee: from 450$ Submit your application

Pietro Mortini Neurosurgeon Admission fee: To be clarified Submit your application

Luca Gianni Oncologist Admission fee: from 400$ Submit your application

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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: 13.11.2023

PhD. Olexandr Voznyak

Kateryna Maliarchuk

Vladimir Bersenev