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Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures

Medical Definition:	Surgery performed on the heart or blood vessels.
Guide Notes:	GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; consider also /surg with specific parts of the cardiovasc system; also CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES /surg or /surg with specific cardiovasc dis; DF: CARDIOVASC SURG PROCEDURES

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures Categories.

	Cardiac Surgical Procedures - Surgery performed on the heart.
	Reperfusion - Restoration of blood supply to tissue which is ischemic due to decrease in normal blood supply. The decrease may result from any source including atherosclerotic obstruction, narrowing of the artery, or surgical clamping. It is primarily a procedure for treating infarction or other ischemia, by enabling viable ischemic tissue to recover, thus limiting further necrosis. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing REPERFUSION INJURY.
	Vascular Surgical Procedures - Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders.

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures Medical Definitions and Terms

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