Cardiovascular Surgery Glossary

Combined surgical and interventional approach performed in a specialized operating room equipped with advanced imaging c...

Intra-aortic balloon pump, a mechanical circulatory support device used to augment cardiac output and coronary perfusion...

A mechanical circulatory support device that assists cardiac function by inflating and deflating a balloon in the aorta.

Real-time transesophageal echocardiographic monitoring used during cardiac surgery for assessment and guidance.

Left internal mammary artery, the preferred conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting due to excellent long-term paten...

Surgical treatment for atrial fibrillation using incisions or ablation to interrupt abnormal electrical pathways.

Devices that assist or replace cardiac function, including ventricular assist devices, ECMO, and intra-aortic balloon pu...

Standard surgical approach involving division of the sternum along its midline to access the heart.

Cardiac surgical procedures performed through smaller incisions or ports rather than full sternotomy.

Surgical correction of mitral valve dysfunction while preserving the patient's native valve tissue and apparatus.

Surgical removal of hypertrophied muscle tissue, typically from the interventricular septum in hypertrophic cardiomyopat...

Techniques used during cardiac surgery to protect the heart muscle from ischemic injury.

Strategies employed during cardiac surgery to prevent heart muscle damage during periods of interrupted blood flow.

Surgical restoration of blood supply to ischemic heart muscle through bypass grafting.

Temporary mechanical dysfunction of viable myocardium following brief ischemia, despite restoration of normal perfusion.

Imaging assessment to determine whether dysfunctional myocardium contains viable tissue that could benefit from revascul...

A three-stage palliative surgical approach for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, involving reconstruction of the aortic a...

Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery performed on a beating heart without cardiopulmonary bypass.

Catastrophic complication where a papillary muscle tears, usually following myocardial infarction, causing severe mitral...

The use of a patch to enlarge or reinforce cardiac structures, commonly valves, vessels, or septal defects.

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial space, potentially requiring surgical drainage or window creation.

Surgical incision of the pericardium to access the heart or relieve pericardial constraint.

Heart attack occurring during or within 48 hours of cardiac surgery, often related to inadequate myocardial protection.

Cardioplegic solution used to induce cardiac arrest and protect the myocardium during cardiac surgery.