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Tottori University Hospital > Index of Department > 2nd Surgery : Cardiovascular Surgery

Index of Department

2nd Surgery : Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiovascular surgery

Cardiovascular Surgery

  • Head of division
    Motonobu Nishimura
We provide treatment for cardiovascular diseases that require surgery and put emphasis on the latest, safe, careful treatment.

Our motto is "National top-level cardiovascular surgical treatment." We vigorously perform minimally invasive surgery. We perform more than 350 cardiovascular surgeries, which is one of the highest number in public university hospitals in the Chugoku-Shikoku area. The operative mortality is about 2% including severe cases and emergency cases, which is the lowest level in Japan. We vigorously perform new treatment such as aortic aneurysm, stenting, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, therapy using ventricular-assist devices, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Fields of expertise

  • General cardiovascular surgery treatment for adults
  • Coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Surgery for valvular heart disease
  • Stenting
  • Treatment of arteriosclerosis obliterans (including catheter-based treatment)
  • Treatment of varicose veins of the legs (radiofrequency ablation)

Diseases of interests

  • Valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac angina, myocardial infarction
  • Arteriosclerosis obliterans
  • Severe cardiac decompensation secondary to cardiomyopathy, etc.
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Varicose veins of the legs

Principal treatment

  • Coronary artery bypass surgery (off-pump surgery)
  • Stenting for aortic aneurysm
  • Valve repair, surgery for atrial fibrillation
  • Valve replacement
  • Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
  • Surgical ventricular reconstruction (Batista procedure, etc.)
  • Implantation of a ventricular assist device
  • Stenting
  • Surgery for varicose veins of the legs

Principal tests

We deal with all kinds of cardiovascular diseases and provide high-quality treatment, and we always put patients first. We provide treatment for myocardial infarction, cardiac angina, and cardiac decompensation, and our therapy using ventricular-assist devices for severe cardiac decompensation and stent grafts for thoracic aortic aneurysm are of Japan’s top level. For inferior limb vascular disease, specialized doctors perform treatment as a team. We deal with all kinds of cardiovascular diseases and provide high-quality treatment, always putting patients first.