Coronary Bypass
Medical advances mean fewer heart surgeries
May 20, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Honoring those who have survived strokes on World Stroke Day
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...of it at all. Years after a heart attack, or even coronary bypass surgery, you can still work,... Read more »
Heart-healthy advice that can enhance your life!
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...nineties). My father sustained one heart attack, had coronary bypass surgery twice, had carotid... Read more »
The Detection Gap
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...blockages in all three coronary arteries requiring urgent coronary bypass surgery), despite five... Read more »
Coronary Angioplasty, Stents, and Other Relics of the Paleolithic Age
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...balloon angioplasty, stent implantation, atherectomy, coronary bypass surgery¾all the... Read more »
Blocked Arteries and Low Cholesterol: Now What?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...does. Fortunately also, the angioplasties, stents and coronary bypasses that we use also work in... Read more »
Health Guide
Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information
...incisions in your chest and viewing the surgery on video monitors. For this procedure, called port-access coronary bypass surgery, your heart is attached to a heart-lung machine. Doctors are... Read more »Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes
...angina have been treated with medications only for many years. Increasingly, however, angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery on a non-urgent basis is being used to help reduce symptoms for those... Read more »Minimally invasive heart surgery
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; MIDCAB; Off-pump coronary artery bypass; OPCAB; Beating heart surgery; Robot assisted coronary artery bypass; RACAB;... Read more »Heart bypass surgery
Bypass surgery - heart; CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft Read more »Angioplasty Patient Guide: Find Angioplasty Information
...stents has decreased the abrupt and unpredictable closure of an artery, which necessitates emergency coronary bypass surgery. Studies show stents are better than angioplasty alone in preventing... Read more »Images
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Diabetics, Older Patients Benefit From Heart Bypass
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Ultrasound Predicts Heart Attacks?
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Men's heart treatments could harm women, study suggests
October 03, 2008Heart procedures that saves the lives of men may be deadly for women, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at 184 women and found that those who... Read summary »
How veins are removed for bypass affects outcomes: study
July 22, 2009According to a new study, the way that the vein used for a cardiac bypass procedure is removed from the body appears to affect the long-term outcome... Read summary »
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