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August 07, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Heart Scans Begin to Crack the Insurance Barrier
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...program he may have been spared the cost and pain of heart surgery. Most encouraging is that... Read more »
More Than Just Friends – Part I
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...researchers looked at the recovery of patients undergoing heart surgery and actually measured... Read more »
More Than Just Friends – Part I
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...researchers looked at the recovery of patients undergoing heart surgery and actually measured... Read more »
Health Guide
Open heart surgery
...Alternative Names Heart surgery - open Read more »Open heart surgery
...Names Heart surgery - open Risks Read more »Open heart surgery
... Expectations after surgery Convalescence 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; Keyhole heart surgery Read more »Open heart surgery
Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is openedand surgery is performed on the heart. The term "open" refers to the chest, not the heart itself. The heart may or may... Read more »Images
Information on surgery for heart disease - heart bypass facts.... Read more »
Related News
A Look at Medicare Patients with Heart Pumps
December 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study looking at Medicare patients who receive assistive heart pumps found high rates of death, illness and prolonged... Read summary »
Closing Holes in Kids' Hearts
May 05, 2008ST. LOUIS (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A hole in the heart is the most common type of heart defect that babies are born with. Often, the holes will... Read summary »
Heart Care Comes Up Short
June 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Two new studies suggest doctors could do a better job when it comes to caring for the heart. European researchers who surveyed... Read summary »
New Heart Procedure Brings Results
October 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A newer procedure that targets pulmonary veins may be more beneficial to patients with atrial fibrillation than a more... Read summary »
Pediatric Heart Patients Deserve Happy Ending
April 02, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children who undergo surgical repair of complex heart defects have a good prognosis these days. More than 90 percent survive... Read summary »
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