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2. 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, and atherosclerosis.

3. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   MedlinePlus. 002946. [ edit on Wikidata] 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. It can relieve chest pain caused by CAD, slow the progression of CAD, and increase ...

4. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   cardiology. [ edit on Wikidata] Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, encompasses various aspects of cardiac surgical procedures (aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass surgery, ascending aorta or aortic root surgery) that can be performed with minimally invasive approach either via mini-thoracotomy or mini-sternotomy.

5. Cardiopulmonary bypass - Wikipedia

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   A heart–lung machine (upper right) in a coronary artery bypass surgery. 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]

6. Bentall procedure - Wikipedia

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   Bentall procedure. The Bentall procedure is a type of cardiac surgery involving composite graft replacement of the aortic valve, aortic root, and ascending aorta, with re-implantation of the coronary arteries into the graft. This operation is used to treat combined disease of the aortic valve and ascending aorta, including lesions associated ...

7. Cardiothoracic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cardiothoracic surgery. Cardiothoracic surgeon performs an operation. Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart ( heart disease ), lungs ( lung disease ), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.