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What cavity would you do coronary bypass surgery on?
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The heart is at : Chest cavity. Typical open heart surgery required a midsternotomy. Opening the chest along the sternum and retracting laterally. You will see the pericardial sac. After pericardiotomy you will see the heart beating at he cavity.
Answered 6/3/2016
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The heart...: Is in the mediastinum, in the chest.
Answered 9/28/2016
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