Heart Surgery Recovery
- Congestive Heart Failure - Surgery and Recovery
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Surgery and Devices
Revascularization Surgery
Revascularization surgery helps to restore blood flow to the heart. It can treat blocked arteries in patients with coronary artery disease and may help select patients with heart failure. Surgery types include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and angioplasty (also called percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]). CABG is a traditional type of open heart surgery. Angioplasty uses a catheter to inflate a balloon inside the artery. A metal stent may...
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Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
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Video: Wide-awake heart surgery
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Heart bypass surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information
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Heart Bypass Surgery
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
This is an operation in which cardiac surgeons remove part of the blood vessel (graft) from somewhere else in the body, and attach it to a narrowed... Read more »
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