There are a wide number of procedures done by Cardiothoracic surgeons. Some of them are listed below:

1. Aortic Surgery.
2. Atrial Fibrillation Surgery (Hybrid-Maze Procedure)
3. Carotid Endarterectomy.
4. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
5. Heart Valve Repair/Replacement Surgery.
6. Heart Valve Replacement Without Surgery
7. Mitral Valve Repair.
8. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery.
9. Angioplasty
10. Stent placement
11. Ablation
12. Pacemakers (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/services/heart-care/treatment-and-detection-methods/) & implantable cardioverter defibrillators(ICD's)
13. Heart Transplant
14. Carotid surgery.

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Hello,

Cardiothoracic surgeon usually perform surgery of the heart and chest.Cardiothoracic surgery is the specialty involved with the treatment of diseases affecting organs within the thorax (the chest), principally the heart, lungs and oesophagus.

heart and lung transplant surgery

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Hello. The main areas where cardiothoracic surgeons will be needed are:-

1) Adult cardiac surgery

2) General thoracic surgery

3) Congenital cardiac surgery

4) Heart and lung transplant surgery

General thoracic surgery includes chest organs.

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