The department of cardiology and cardiac surgery at la "Clinique du Levant" covers five units:
- The hospitalization section located on the 2nd floor of the main building with a total capacity of 22 beds including 4 first-class beds.
- The non-invasive cardiology unit located in level -2 including the cardiac and vascular echography, the stress test, the Holter ECG , blood pressure , and the respiratory exploration unit.
- The cardiac catheterization unit and the VCT 64 cardiac scan located in level -2
- The open heart surgery theater located in level -3
- The cardiac surgery unit (5 beds), and the cardiac coronary unit (6 beds) located in level -2
The department benefits from the facilities of the heliport of the hospital situated at N 33 52' 16" - E 35 32' 23" for the management of urgent cardiac emergencies.
The department works in close collaboration with:
- The Texas Heart Institute, USA
- The" Institut du Coeur" of Paris, la Pitie Hospital, France
- The" Institut de Cardiologie" of Montreal, Canada
- The Foch Hospital of Paris, France
The cardio-vascular pathologies treated in the department are classified as follow:
- All coronary diseases treatment of the myocardial infarction and the acute coronary syndrome and coronary artery bypass grafting and PTCA
- Pathology of acquired valvular diseases including prosthetic replacements and mitral repair
- Diagnosis and surgery of the aortic aneurism and dissection
- Peripheral vascular diseases, treatment of CVA and carotid stenosis and endarteriectomy, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm and peripheral vascular diseases
- Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, and implantation of pace makers and defibrillators
- Treatment of end stage cardiomyopathy and the heart transplantation
All the medical staff of the department of cardiology and cardiac surgery at "La Clinique du Levant" graduated from Western Europe and North America and includes 3 adult cardio-vascular surgeons, 3 anesthesiologists, 10 interventional cardiologists, 3 conventional cardiologists, and 40 highly trained nurses and respiratory therapists.
Directed by Dr Georges Tedy, the department of cardiology and cardiac surgery at la "Clinique du Levant" is one of the most active centers of cardiology in Lebanon taking in charge more than 1400 patients a year. Its cardiac surgery unit performs 350 adult open heart procedures, and 100 peripheral vascular operations a year. The interventional cardiology unit performs 1200 procedures a year, including 300 coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
In February 2008, the team of cardiac surgery accomplished the first successful cardiac transplantation at la "Clinique du Levant' and is currently a reference center for heart transplantation in Lebanon with more than 15 heart transplanted patients followed regularly.