Surgery

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery is the treatment involved in surgical treatment of thorax .Cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery specialties to treat the heart and lungs .Surgery which  is performed by opening of the patient's heart is called open heart surgery .Diseases treated by cardiothoracic surgeons is Coronary artery disease . Diseases like oesophagus infections are treated by General thoracic surgeons. Babies and children with holes in the heart chambers or abnormalities within the heart treated by Congenital heart surgeons. The major areas of cardiothoracic surgery are:  general thoracic surgery, congenital cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery. Children’s heart problems are treated by Paediatric cardiovascular surgeons.