Cardiothoracic surgery

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Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest). Generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease).

Cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery are separate surgical specialties, but are frequently grouped together as cardiothoracic surgery (primarily in the United States). Cardiac surgery generally refers to surgery of the heart and great vessels, and thoracic surgery generally refers to surgery of the chest other than the heart. A cardiothoracic surgeon will perform surgery within the realm of both cardiac and thoracic surgery.

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Health Science – Medicine - Surgery - Cardiac surgery procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 35-37)
Coronary heart disease
Heart valves
Great vessels
Myocardium
Pericardium
Congenital heart disease
Conduction system
Maze procedure (Cox maze and minimaze) - Pacemaker insertion
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Health Science – Medicine - Surgery - Thoracic surgery

Thoracic Surgeries / Surgical diseases of the thorax
Mediastinoscopy, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), Lobectomy (e.g. for lung cancer),
Bullectomy (for a bulla in emphysema), Lung transplantation, Nuss procedure

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