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treatment > surgery > cardiac surgery

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cardiac surgery  

Definición

  • Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is 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.

Concepto genérico

etiqueta alternativa (skos)

  • cardiovascular surgery

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-TTNFSS1B-X

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