Category Archives: Cardiac Surgery

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

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Cardiopulmonary bypass (also known as extracorporeal circulation) was first used clinically in surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1954 by Dr. John Gibbon, Jr. It has been used literally millions of times since this first “pump run” to allow the circulation to be temporarily shunted outside the body to allow the heart to be Continue Reading

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) – “On Pump”

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Surgical coronay artery revascularization (aka CABG or ACB) is a commonly performed procedure in the United States. The development of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database has provided a detailed analysis of the morbidity and mortality associated with this procedure and the risk stratification models. The STS database for 1997-2000 calculates the incidence of 30 Continue Reading

Mitral Valve Repair

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Complications

Persistent Mitral Regurgitation – this is not an uncommon occurence after repair of the mitral valve for regurgitation. The most common cause is the failure of the leaflets to coapt in the left ventricular space. If severe enough, it

Mitral Valve Replacement

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Complications

Left circumflex coronary artery injury – this arterial branch off the left main coronary artery runs in the atrioventricular groove.