Cardiac surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery, also known as heart surgery, is a surgical specialty that involves the treatment of disorders related to the heart and the blood vessels in the body. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology.
Pronunciation
Cardiac Surgery: /kɑːrˈdiæk ˈsɜːrʤəri/
Etymology
The term "cardiac" is derived from the Greek word "kardia," which means heart. "Surgery" comes from the Greek word "cheirourgia," meaning "hand work."
Related Terms
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): A type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart. Surgeons use CABG to treat people who have severe Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).
- Heart Transplant: A surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease.
- Valve Repair or Replacement: Surgery to repair or replace a heart valve that is not working correctly.
- Arrhythmia Treatment: A variety of procedures, which may include medications or surgeries like Ablation, used to correct irregular heartbeats.
- Aneurysm Repair: A surgical procedure to correct an aneurysm, a bulge in a blood vessel caused by a weakness in the blood vessel wall.
- Heart Failure Surgery: Surgery to implant devices to aid the pumping function of the heart in people with heart failure.
- Congenital Heart Defect Repair: Surgery to repair congenital heart defects, conditions that a person is born with, such as hole in the heart, valve defects, and narrow or leaky valves.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cardiac surgery
- Wikipedia's article - Cardiac surgery
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