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Recent Advancements in Cardiac Surgery - Frequently Asked Questions

Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Mar 20, 2015


Frequently Asked Questions

1. Which doctor should I see?

A cardiologist will refer a patient to a cardiac surgeon if surgery is required.

2. What is surgical ventricular restoration?

Surgical ventricular restoration is another term to denote left ventricular remodeling.


3. What is minimized extracorporeal circulation system?

It is a circulation system devised to minimize the side effects of standard extracoporeal circulation in coronary bypass surgery. It reduces damage to the myocardium and the inflammatory response following the surgery.

4. What is an aortic valve sparing operation?

An aortic valve sparing operation is performed during surgery for an aortic root aneurysm or ascending aortic aneurysms that are combined with aortic insufficiency. The aortic valve sparing procedure is of 2 types, aortic valve reimplantation and aortic root remodeling.

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