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Home > Health Information > Heart Disease > Surgeries and other procedures

Surgeries and other procedures

Below is a list of surgeries and other procedures that are currently performed in Canada.  

  •  Ablation
  •  Cardioversion therapy
  •  Coronary artery bypass surgery
  •  Heart transplant surgery
  •  Heart valve surgery: repair and replacement
  •  Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
  •  Implantable pacemaker
  •  Mechanical assist device
  •  Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI or angioplasty with stent)
  •  Ventricular resection or remodeling

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