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2. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, pronounced "cabbage"), is a surgical procedure to treat coronary artery disease (CAD), the buildup of plaques in the arteries of the heart.

3. Cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, [1] and ...

4. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   This procedure makes heart surgery possible for patients who were previously considered too high risk for traditional surgery due to age or medical history. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Patients referred for this procedure may have coronary artery disease (CAD); aortic, mitral or tricuspid valve diseases; or previous unsuccessful stenting.

5. Cardiothoracic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Open heart surgery is a procedure in which the patient's heart is opened and surgery is performed on the internal structures of the heart. It was discovered by Wilfred G. Bigelow of the University of Toronto that the repair of intracardiac pathologies was better done with a bloodless and motionless environment, which means that the heart should ...

6. Country singer Mark Chesnutt just underwent emergency ... - AOL

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   Bypass is a major open-heart surgery, but a patient’s life expectancy and quality of life afterward are very good, experts say. Country singer Mark Chesnutt just underwent emergency quadruple ...

7. Cardiopulmonary bypass - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or heart-lung machine, also called the pump or CPB pump, is a machine that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery by maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body. [1] As such it is an extracorporeal device. CPB is operated by a perfusionist. The ...