AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 11 (November)

Surgery: Cardiovascular System (November 2006)

November 2006 page 21a Surgery: Cardiovascular System, 33548 (Q&A) Question What does SVR, SAVER, and DOR refer to in the descriptor of code 33548? AMA Comment Two acronyms and an eponym represent specific surgical procedures in the descriptor of code 33548, Surgical ventricular restoration procedure, includes prosthetic patch, when performed (eg, ventricular remodeling, SVR, SAVER, DOR procedure). The acronym SVR stands for surgical ventricular restoration. The acronym SAVER stands for surgical anterior ventricular restoration. Dor is an eponym, a term derived from a person's name. The Dor procedure is a type of left ventricular remodeling surgery used to...

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