Outcomes & ratings

You receive care from our dedicated heart team during your visit with us. Our team approach means your test results are available quickly, appointments are scheduled in coordination and multiple experts discuss the best approach for you.

Our teams of cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, advanced practice providers, nurses, patient appointment services specialists, pharmacists, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, and case managers work together with unparalleled communication and coordination to deliver world-class care. Our program is embedded within an organization that focuses on multidisciplinary team-based care and is home to over 4,000 physicians and scientists.

Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons

Mayo Clinic cardiologists and cardiac surgeons have experience treating people with conditions of the heart, arteries and veins (cardiovascular diseases). Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons work with a team of doctors trained in many areas to determine the most appropriate treatment for your individual needs. Our physicians are in the forefront of medicine and often lead their respective fields in national and international societies and help develop the guidelines for the entire speciality.

Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)

APPs, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, work in collaboration with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to treat and manage your condition. An APP sees you before or after your appointment with your surgeon. APPs discuss your medications, allergies, health and surgical history. They also order any testing and prescribe any medications that may be needed.

Nurses

Whether in the clinic or the hospital, our nurses are specially trained for the patient who needs cardiac surgery.

Patient Appointment Services Specialists (PASS)

The PASS coordinate patient visits and support health care providers by anticipating and responding to patient needs and requests of the health care team. The PASS are your primary point of contact when you have questions regarding your scheduled future appointments.

U.S. News & World Report Top Hospital Rankings, 2022-2023

Ranked #1 Hospital Nationwide

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Ranked #1 Hospital in Arizona

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona

Ranked #1 Hospital in Florida

Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida

U.S. News & World Report Top Hospital Rankings, 2022-2023

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked as the best hospitals in their states by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked as the #1 Hospital nationwide. All three locations are ranked as "High Performing" for aortic valve surgery. "High Performing" is a designation given to the top 26% of aortic valve surgery programs across the nation (800+ programs).*

*Source: https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/mn/mayo-clinic-6610451/aortic-valve-surgery

In a typical year, patients from over 15 countries and 45 states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia have heart valve surgery at Mayo Clinic.†

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.

Mayo Clinic cardiac surgeons have extensive experience and expertise in performing heart valve surgery. Mayo surgeons perform a wide range of cardiac surgeries, and surgeons have experience performing complex heart valve surgeries.

Mayo surgeons perform more than 1,600 heart valve surgeries each year.† These include surgeries to repair or replace the aortic, mitral, pulmonary or tricuspid valves, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

†Source: Internal analysis conducted 1/19/2022

Patient satisfaction with Mayo Clinic is very high.

Results from respondents with heart valve surgery
Good or very good (top two ratings)

Overall rating of care given at hospital

Rating

99.7%

Skill of the physician

Rating

99.8%

Physician's concern for your questions and worries

Rating

97.8%

How well staff worked together to care for you

Rating

99.5%

Attention to your special or personal needs

Rating

98.6%

Likelihood of recommending to others

Rating

99.4%

Note: Inpatient surgeries in 2019 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Florida.

Among patients who underwent heart valve surgery at Mayo Clinic and responded to a survey,‡ over 99% gave Mayo Clinic the top or next-to-top rating when it came to reporting on overall satisfaction with care and likelihood of recommending Mayo Clinic.

‡Source: Patient experience surveys administered by Press Ganey; internal analysis conducted 1/19/2022

Your quality of life is important to us. This means low rates of complication and a focus on delivering the right care for you through our trusted care model. Our experience, expertise and teamwork enable care that focuses on outcomes and your quality of life after our care.

Percent of patients with complications following robotic valve repairs at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Re-operation due to bleeding

Rating

1.5%

Percent of patients with complications following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Re-operation due to bleeding

Rating

0.5%

Percent of patients with complications following open valve repairs and replacements at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Deep sternal wound infection

Rating

0.3%

Re-operation due to bleeding

Rating

5.2%

Note: Complication rates are three-year averages of annual complication rates in 2017, 2018 and 2019 for surgeries at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Outcomes are reported as events that occurred during the same hospitalization as the surgery.

Source: Internal analysis conducted 12/10/2021

Percentage of patients alive 30 days after valve repairs and replacements at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota

Isolated aortic valve replacement

Rating

98.7%

Isolated mitral valve repair

Rating

100%

Isolated mitral valve replacement

Rating

98.9%

Isolated tricuspid valve repair

Rating

100%

Isolated tricuspid valve replacement

Rating

98.2%

Combined 2 or more valves during the same procedure

Rating

95.4%

Combined valve procedure with other cardiac procedure at the same time (coronary bypass, myectomy, tumor removal, more)

Rating

96.9%

Note: "Isolated" = no other valve procedures or other type of procedures were done at the same time.

Note: Mortality rates are aggregated rates over the time period 2017-2021 for surgeries at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Valve surgeries classified as re-operations for a prior surgery are not included in mortality statistics. Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement are not included in survival statistics for isolated aortic valve replacement.

Source: Internal analysis conducted 5/3/2022

Mayo Clinic cardiac surgeons perform many types of heart valve surgery, including aortic valve repair and replacement, mitral valve repair and replacement, tricuspid valve repair and replacement, and pulmonary valve repair and replacement.

Advanced treatment options offered at Mayo Clinic include minimally invasive heart surgery for people who are candidates. Minimally invasive heart surgery involves smaller incisions than open-heart surgery. As a result, you have a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery period and potentially fewer complications after minimally invasive heart surgery. Two types of minimally invasive heart surgery that Mayo Clinic surgeons commonly perform are robot-assisted heart surgery and transcatheter procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). During robot-assisted heart surgery, a surgeon sits at a remote console, using robotic arms to conduct the procedure while viewing the heart in a magnified 3D view on a video monitor. A second surgeon and a surgical team assist at the operating table. During a transcatheter procedure, doctors use long, thin tubes (catheters) to repair or replace some heart valves using catheters and clips, plugs, or other devices.

Our cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeons are leaders in researching and adopting new approaches and techniques. This includes developing new surgical procedures and techniques, designing personalized tissue valves, and incorporating artificial intelligence in diagnosis and treatment of our patients. Our physician-scientists collaborate with researchers worldwide, contributing to advances in cardiovascular surgery that improve heart care for people everywhere.

Mayo Clinic works to make transition of your care as smooth as possible from your surgical care here back to your local care team. Mayo staff coordinates your next appointment with your home team and sends all of your records to your referring physician by the time you are ready to leave. After you leave, Mayo Clinic offers remote capability to provide follow-up care through patient portal messaging and video visits to your home. Our video visits allow us to see and converse with you while you are recovering in the comfort of your own home. After discharge from the hospital following your surgery, you will have a follow-up visit with your Mayo Clinic surgical team. Our remote capabilities permit this visit to happen via video, over the phone or in person to best fit your needs. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, and Jacksonville, Florida, conducted over 34,000 virtual visits in January 2021 alone.§ Carry our expertise with you throughout your journey.

§Source: Internal analysis conducted 2/16/2021