Cardiac surgery

surgery on the heart or great vessels

surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease in which a new heart is implanted

surgical procedure to restore normal blood flow to an obstructed coronary artery

medical specialty involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax

device implanted in the heart of a patient with valvular heart disease

Cardioplegia is a solution given to the heart during cardiac surgery, to minimize the damage caused by myocardial ischemia while the heart is paused.

A cardiovascular perfusionist is a healthcare professional, theoretically trained in general, pediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery who operates the cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's physiological status. As an extremely crucial member of the cardiovascular surgical team, the perfusionist helps maintain blood flow to the body's tissues as well as regulate levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, using a heart–lung machine.

American heart surgeon

surgical procedure used to increase pulmonary blood flow for palliation in duct dependent cyanotic heart defects

surgical procedure used in children with univentricular hearts

type of surgical operation

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

human heart valve modified for transplant

surgery performed on the heart

surgical technique used to fix defects in heart valves

thoracotomy performed to resuscitate a major trauma patient in cardiac arrest

replacement of one or more of the heart valves

A commissurotomy () is a surgical incision of a commissure in the body, as one made in the heart at the edges of the commissure formed by cardiac valves, or one made in the brain to treat certain psychiatric disorders.

"beating heart" surgery

replacement of a failing aortic valve with an artificial one

surgical procedure in which a small hole is created between the upper two chambers of the heart, the atria

Pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of part or most of the pericardium. This operation is most commonly used to relieve constrictive pericarditis, or to remove a pericardium that is calcified and fibrous. It may also be used for severe or recurrent cases of pericardial effusion. Post-operative outcomes and mortality are significantly impacted by the disease it is used to treat.

procedure to replace mitral valve

open heart surgical procedure

procedure carried out to replace both heart and lungs in a single operation

medical intervention

medical intervention