CARDIAC SURGERY

Course overview

CARDIAC SURGERY IS THE SPECIALTY OF MEDICINE CONCERNING THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PATHOLOGIES RELATED TO THE HEART AND THORACIC AORTA. THE SPECTRUM OF MODERN CARDIAC SURGERY CAN BE UNDERSTOOD BY ITS HISTORY BEGINNING AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY. SINCE THEN CARDIAC SURGERY DEVELOPED THROUGH THE WORK OF NUMEROUS DEDICATED SURGEONS OFFERING MORE AND MORE TREATMENTS FOR DIVERSE CARDIAC PATHOLOGY. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS STILL ONGOING TODAY. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INNOVATIONS IN CARDIAC SURGERY AND HOW MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY IS CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE FOR OPEN HEART PROCEDURES.