Cardiothoracic Surgery refers to operations that treat diseases affecting the heart (cardio) and lungs (thoracic).
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Mesothelioma, lung cancer, Aortic aneurysm, thymoma, Congenital heart disease, pectus excavatum, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, Esophageal carcinoma, Chest wall tumors, Malignant pleural effusions, thoracic neoplasms, Pulmonary metastases, esophageal diseases, and Tracheal tumors.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Lobectomy, Ventricular assist device, Mediastinoscopy, lung transplantation, Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Mitral valve repair, lung volume reduction, mitral valve replacement, Heart Transplantation, Aortic dissection, arrhythmia surgery, Ventricular Restoration (Dor Procedure), Miniminally invasive surgery (MIS), Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), Bullectomy, and thoracic aorta repairs.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including biopsy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), x-ray, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Upper GI (Barium Swallow), and physicial examination.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 2,217 practicing cardiothoracic surgeons. Broken out by state, cardiothoracic surgery doctor density in Alabama is 45, in Alaska is 5, in Arizona is 53, in Arkansas is 19, in California is 265, in Colorado is 18, in Connecticut is 39, in Delaware is 17, in District of Columbia is 20, in Florida is 166, in Georgia is 54, in Hawaii is 9, in Idaho is 7, in Illinois is 126, in Indiana is 78, in Iowa is 16, in Kansas is 11, in Kentucky is 55, in Louisiana is 32, in Maine is 5, in Maryland is 55, in Massachusetts is 94, in Michigan is 57, in Minnesota is 31, in Mississippi is 22, in Missouri is 57, in Montana is 7, in Nebraska is 9, in Nevada is 12, in New Hampshire is 9, in New Jersey is 90, in New Mexico is 13, in New York is 241, in North Carolina is 56, in North Dakota is 5, in Ohio is 118, in Oklahoma is 12, in Oregon is 17, in Pennsylvania is 188, in Rhode Island is 9, in South Carolina is 39, in South Dakota is 13, in Tennessee is 44, in Texas is 139, in Utah is 10, in Vermont is 3, in Virginia is 53, in Washington is 45, in West Virginia is 28, in Wisconsin is 33, and in Wyoming is 2.
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