Cardiothoracic Surgery
Nature of the work
Cardiothoracic surgery deals with the
diagnosis and management of the heart, lungs and oesophagus
requiring surgery. A small aspect of this specialty is the
transplantation of both heart and lungs, which is performed in only
eight specialised centres in the United Kingdom. There is also a
very small training requirement related to paediatric
cardiothoracic practice.
Working in cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiothoracic surgeons deal with the surgical
management of patients with chest problems including the heart and
the intra-thoracic great vessels, the lungs and trachea, and the
osesophagus. They also carry out lung and cardiac
transplantation.
Common procedures / interventions
Coronary artery, valve surgery and
intrathoracic malignancy.
Associated sub specialties
Vascular Surgeons.
Congenital Cardiac Surgery. N.B.This is distnct from special
interest areas and will be included on the CCT after the title of
the main specialty.
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