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Abstract

Cardiac surgery principally involves surgery to the coronary blood supply, heart valves, pericardium, or great vessels. This chapter brings together a range of cardiac surgical procedures with the aim of providing information on complications, risks, and consequences of those procedures. For information on associated procedures, refer to the relevant chapter or volume.

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    James Edwards MBBS, FRACS

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  3. Discipline of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, L5 Eleanor Harrald Building, North Terrace, 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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Edwards, J., Bennetts, J., Coventry, B.J. (2014). Cardiac Surgery. In: Coventry, B. (eds) Cardio-Thoracic, Vascular, Renal and Transplant Surgery. Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5418-1_8

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