Cardiac surgery
Type of surgery performed on the heart
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Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital (1) · Atrial Fibrillation (1) · Pulsed Field Ablation (1) · Volt PFA System (1) · Cardiac Surgery (1) · Clinical Trial (1) · Northern Ireland (1)
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Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is a 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.
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