Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery
The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair the defective valve or replace it with a prosthetic valve, improving heart function and extending life expectancy. In minimally invasive heart valve surgery, the cardiac surgeon performs the procedure through small incisions in the right side of your chest, in contrast to open-heart surgery. At the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Sheba Medical Center, our highly experienced medical team is the first to perform minimally invasive valve surgery in Israel, and we are a world leader in complex valve repairs.

Why choose Sheba for minimally invasive valve surgery in Israel?
The Department of Cardiac Surgery at Sheba has already performed hundreds of mitral valve and aortic valve replacement procedures and more than 1,200 open heart surgeries per year. We treat approximately 3,500 inpatients and 2,500 outpatients annually. This makes us the most versatile heart surgery center in Israel, with extensive experience in adult heart surgery, pediatric heart surgery, heart transplantation, and many complex operations.
Our skilled team features surgeons who have trained at the world’s leading hospitals, and we constantly upgrade our operating rooms, laboratories, and imaging services – ensuring that you benefit from the most advanced technologies available. At present, we are the only cardiac department in Israel that implements the minimally invasive thoracoscopic assisted open-heart surgery and the Heartport Access system, which enables our surgeons to perform open heart procedures through a small (5-8 cm) incision below the right breast. This method is the first step towards true robotic surgery, and Sheba is proud to pioneer this cutting-edge technique.
In addition, to facilitate each patient’s treatment at Sheba, we assign a personal medical coordinator from our International Medical Tourism Division to provide assistance with every detail.
Our staff is deeply committed to providing holistic, patient-centric healthcare that considers every aspect of your well-being.

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Sheba Medical Center provides innovative, personalized medical care to patients from around the world. We are the largest, most comprehensive hospital in the Middle East and dedicated to providing advanced and compassionate medicine for everyone.
We welcome all cases, including the rarest and the most challenging. Our medical teams collaborate to provide the best possible health outcomes. From your initial inquiry through the long-term follow-up care, we are here for you.
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