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Operations on the coronary vessels: Other operations on the coronary vessels: Sympathectomy of the coronary arteries

Certain nerves in your coronary arteries have been severed.

The heart is supplied with oxygen-rich blood via the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that run around the outside of the heart.

There are nerves in the walls of the coronary arteries. These nerves determine, for example, whether a blood vessel expands or contracts. You have had these nerves in your coronary arteries surgically severed.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).