Cardiac surgery

Cardiovascular surgery is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease from various causes including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease and atherosclerosis. It also includes heart transplantation.

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Research finds 1 in 5 older adults get infections after heart surgery, and women have a 60% higher risk

Medical professionals test virtual reality to calm presurgery jitters

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Exenatide, a GLP-1 analog, by IV during cardiac surgery did not reduce organ injury or death

New intervention to protect lungs during cardiac surgery, feasible, safe, and effective, study finds

Women, Black people and disadvantaged less likely to get heart surgery in England, suggests research

No need for common practice of routinely supplementing potassium after heart surgery, say researchers

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