To guarantee the success of cardiac surgical interventions, a system for artificial circulation is utilized. The heart is temporarily halted, and the system takes over the function of circulating blood. Open heart surgery may take several hours. During this time, the surgeon carries out the necessary procedures – plasty or ligation. Almost all congenital heart defects can be corrected by open heart surgery: atrial septal defect, interventricular septal defect, Tetralogy of Fallot, patent ductus arteriosus and others.
