36^th European Heart and Heart Failure Congress

Heart Surgery

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Heart surgery is the treatment that is used to correct problems associated with proper functioning of heart if other treatments and medications haven't worked or can't be used. The different types of heart surgery include Coronary Bypass surgery, Open Heart Surgery, Heart Valve Repair or Replacement, Off-Pump Heart Surgery, Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery. The development of cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass techniques has reduced the mortality rates of these surgeries to relatively low ranks. For instance, repairs of are currently estimated to have 4–6% mortality rates. A major concern with cardiac surgery is the incidence of neurological damage. Stroke occurs in 2–3% of all people undergoing cardiac surgery, and is higher in patients at risk for stroke.