First Open Heart Surgery
A family spokesperson says Barbara Bush, the former First Lady and mother of former President George W. Bush, is recovering well after undergoing open heart surgery in Houston this week. The surgery, to replace a hardened aortic valve, was scheduled last week after Mrs. Bush experienced shortness of breath. Left untreated, hardened aortic valves can lead to heart failure or sudden cardiac death. Other symptoms of a hardened artery include dizziness and chest pain.
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10 Things You Should Know Following Your Open Heart Surgery
Have you recently had open heart surgery? Or, perhaps your surgery is looming, and you're thinking about what life will be like... Read more »
What It Feels Like Immediately After Open Heart Surgery
Most people who ask about open heart surgery focus on the experience itself. What was it like? When you went into the operating room, what... Read more »
The Triumphs and Pitfalls of Recovery after Open Heart Surgery
The first few weeks after I got home from the hospital after having open heart surgery were actually pleasant. The post-surgery euphoria,... Read more »
Life in the Hospital After Open Heart Surgery
My journey from open heart surgery to being home in my own wonderful bed would last five days and be filled with rapid progress and scary... Read more »
What to Do if You Need a Blood Transfusion During Open Heart Surgery
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Open heart surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Open heart surgery is any surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is done on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or other parts of the heart... Read more »
Statins may help before artery-opening surgery
Giving statins just before artery-opening angioplasty procedures reduces the incidence of heart attacks and other problems, even for people who... Read more »
Simple Device Could Prevent Open-Heart Surgeries
A tiny medical clip called the MitraClip may keep millions of people from having to have open-heart surgery, new research suggests. The device fixes... Read more »
Congenital heart defect corrective surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has congenital... Read more »
Heart bypass surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to reach your heart. See also: Heart bypass surgery -... Read more »
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