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2. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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   Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which vascular diseases involving the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures and surgical reconstruction. The specialty evolved from general and cardiovascular surgery where it refined the management of just the vessels, no ...

3. Cardiothoracic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cardiothoracic surgeon performs an operation. Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thoracic cavity — generally treatment of conditions of the heart ( heart disease ), lungs ( lung disease ), and other pleural or mediastinal structures.

4. Society for Vascular Surgery - Wikipedia

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   The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) is a professional medical society that focuses on the advancement of vascular health and treatment through research, education, and advocacy. The society's mission is to improve the quality of life for patients with vascular disease by promoting excellence and innovation in vascular health and care.

5. Cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Vascular bypass - Wikipedia

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   A vascular bypass is a surgical procedure performed to redirect blood flow from one area to another by reconnecting blood vessels. Often, this is done to bypass around a diseased artery, from an area of normal blood flow to another relatively normal area. It is commonly performed due to inadequate blood flow ( ischemia) caused by ...

7. Carotid endarterectomy - Wikipedia

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   Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure used to reduce the risk of stroke from carotid artery stenosis (narrowing the internal carotid artery ). In endarterectomy, the surgeon opens the artery and removes the plaque. The plaque forms and thickens the inner layer of the artery, or intima, hence the name of the procedure which simply means ...