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Approaches to the Heart and Great Vessels at Reoperation

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Reoperations in Cardiac Surgery

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The incidence of reoperations in cardiac surgery is steadily increasing (Loop 1984). There are many reasons for this increase. More cardiac operations are performed every year with an increasing survival rate. Therefore the number of patients at risk of reoperation increases. Failure of mechanical and biological valve substitutes, conduits and coronary bypass grafts are some obvious causes. Erroneous diagnosis, incomplete repair and infection are some others. In congenital heart defects the second operation may be part of a staged repair for a complex lesion, the child may “out-grow” the original repair or prosthesis, or a reoperation may be required for residual or recurrent defects.

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  1. The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, WC1N 3JH, London, UK

    Jaroslav Stark MD, FRCS, FACS (Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon) (Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon)

  2. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University Station, 35294, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Albert D. Pacifico MD (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

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Stark, J. (1989). Approaches to the Heart and Great Vessels at Reoperation. In: Stark, J., Pacifico, A.D. (eds) Reoperations in Cardiac Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1688-2_4

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