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Rhythm surgery and other operations on heart and pericardium: Other operations on heart and pericardium: Open surgical removal of implants from heart or coronary arteries

You have had synthetic material surgically removed from your heart.

The operation involved opening up your chest. Synthetic material may have been implanted into your heart or your coronary arteries for various reasons. 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.

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).