Cardiothoracic Surgery
Related cardiothoracic surgery treatments
Cardiothoracic surgeons surgically treat conditions of the heart, lungs and chest.
They perform treatments such as:
Heart and vascular
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Heart valve repair/replacement surgery
- Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
- Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
- Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Paediatric/congenital heart repair surgery
- Robotic (computer-aided) surgery
- Thoracic aortic vascular surgery
- Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
Lungs, chest and oesophagus
- Lung cancer surgery (e.g. VATS lobectomy)
- Lung volume surgery for emphysema
- Oesophagectomy for esophageal cancer
- Pleurodesis for fluid or air in the chest cavity
- Sympathectomy for sweaty palms or armpits
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- Wedge resection
- Decortication of empyema
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