Open heart surgery

Open heart surgery: Surgery in which the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart. The term "open" refers to the chest, not to the heart itself. The heart may or may not be opened depending on the particular type of surgery.
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Open Heart Surgery
Open Incisional Biopsy (Thyroid Excisional Biopsy)
Open Injury Bleeding (Bleeding)
Open Lung Biopsy
Open Pleural Biopsy ...
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This requires open heart surgery. It's a procedure used to create a route for blood to go around a blocked stretch of a coronary artery.
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Intracardiac Surgery (Open Heart Surgery)
Left Heart Catheterization
Left-Sided Heart Catheterization (Left Heart Catheterization)
Open Heart Surgery
Surgery of the Heart Valves (Heart Valve Surgery)
Transplantation of the Heart (Heart Transplant) ...
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This is open heart surgery performed with a heart-lung machine. The valve is opened with an incision and in some cases, hypertrophied muscle in the right ventricle is removed. Rarely does the pulmonary valve need to be replaced.
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Other potential causes include heart tumors, kidney failure, recent heart attack, recent open heart surgery, recent invasive heart procedures, radiation therapy to the chest, hypothyroidism and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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MYOtherm XP cardioplegia delivery system Device designed for use during routine open heart surgery where stopping the heart is required. Mfg: Medtronic Perfusion Systems (formerly Avecor Cardiovascular).
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They are also used to reduce the chance of blood clots forming during open heart surgery or bypass surgery. Low doses of these drugs may be given to prevent blood clots in patients who must stay in bed for a long time after certain types of surgery.
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