Cardiac surgery
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. It also includes heart transplantation.
| Cardiac surgery | |
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Two cardiac surgeons performing coronary artery bypass surgery. Note the use of a steel retractor to forcefully maintain the exposure of the heart. | |
| ICD-9-CM | 35-37 |
| MeSH | D006348 |
| OPS-301 code | 5-35...5-37 |
| Cardiac surgery | |
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| Specialty | Cardiothoracic surgery |
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