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Health Encyclopedia: 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
Risks
Performing surgery on a beating heart (for both MIDCAB and OPCAB procedures) is technically more difficult than working on a heart that has been stopped with the help of the heart-lung machine. In addition, the stress on the heart during the procedure may lead to more ...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
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 »
Avoiding endocarditis prophylaxis at your next dental appointment
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...therapy to cure. As you might expect, this means a longer hospital stay than you might see in... Read more »
14 Questions To Ask A Surgeon BEFORE Surgery
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert...numbers so I can get a second opinion? 12. How long is the recovery process? 13. What will... Read more »
Urinary Incontinence after Robotic Prostatectomy
By Marc Greenstein , Health ExpertI would like to continue reviewing robotic surgery and its advantages to open prostate surgery. One... 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 »Coronary Artery Disease: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
...surgery.ComplicationsIn spite of the invasive nature of this procedure, elective bypass procedures produce better long-term survival rates than angioplasty, particularly in patients with diabetes... Read more »Congestive Heart Failure: Surgery and Recovery
...(SAVER), or the Dor procedure (after its inventor), combines elements of ventricular remodeling and coronary bypass surgery. It may be beneficial for those whose heart muscle has been scarred by a... 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 »Coronary Artery Disease: Surgery
...angioplasty in patients with mild heart blockage did not reduce the risk for heart attack or death over the long term.Choosing Either Angioplasty or BypassTwo effective surgical procedures for... Read more »Images
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Diabetics, Older Patients Benefit From Heart Bypass
April 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It may be a more invasive surgery, but new research shows heart bypass surgery leads to longer lives than angioplasty for... Read summary »
Surgery Without a Knife
June 08, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Doctors say the next big medical breakthrough could be incision-less surgery, which means no knives, no... Read summary »
Surgery Treats Sleep Apnea in Kids
June 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Young children and infants with obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from a new surgical technique. Removing the adenoids,... Read summary »
Sinus Surgery Worth the Effort
May 19, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who elect to have endoscopic sinus surgery to relieve the pain and suffering associated with chronic rhinosinusitis can... Read summary »
New Tool Predicts Alzheimer's?
May 29, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- A new tool may be able to predict whether you or a loved one are at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers examined more than... Read summary »
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