Coronary artery bypass surgery

The Maritime Heart Center has been offering coronary artery bypass surgery since that procedure’s early development in the mid-1970s. Recent pan-Canadian reviews of coronary bypass surgery outcomes indicate that our centre provides among the best results for coronary artery bypass patients across Canada. Our group has made pioneering efforts in coronary artery bypass surgery without the use of the heart/lung machine utilizing so called “off pump” techniques. In addition, we are working to provide the most durable bypass operations possible and to that effect make extensive use of arterial bypasses.

The care of the coronary bypass patient does not end with the successful recuperation from surgery but rather includes comprehensive education in risk modification and risk reduction steps that the patient can take to enjoy the maximum durability of his/her new blood supply to the heart. A combination of meticulous attention to the care of patients during and after their bypass surgery as well as with a multidisciplinary risk reduction program assures our patients of the best possible long term outcomes.