Life Expectancy After Heart Bypass Surgery
Atrial fibrillation after angioplasty a bad sign: study
April 29, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Would You Like to Ask Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane a Question?
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertAre you ready to get answers to your most pressing heart health questions from a nationally known... Read more »
Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Celebrex, and Surgery
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...rheumatoid arthritis. You mention that your father had heart bypass surgery, and I am sure you... Read more »
The Topic is Topicals: Voltaren Gel
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...not use Voltaren Gel just before or after having heart bypass surgery. In addition, Voltaren... Read more »
Heart Scans Begin to Crack the Insurance Barrier
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...knowledge he submitted a bill his first day back from heart bypass surgery. The Governor of... Read more »
Smoking on screen and on the field: Athletes and celebs who smoke
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...history, had heart attacks at a young age, required heart bypass surgery, and later made a... Read more »
Health Guide
Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information
Why do you need bypass surgery? If you are suffering chest pain or other symptoms that may indicate a cardiovascular problem, your doctor will likely want you to undergo an angiogram (cardiac... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
The Heart Attack Patient Guide describes what you are likely to experience when having a heart attack, as well as your recovery and treatment. This guide describes the various stages... Read more »Angina Treatment Patient Guide- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
What is enhanced external counterpulsation?Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a treatment for angina (also called angina pectoris), or chest pain. Angina occurs when the muscle cells of ... Read more »Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes
What is angina? Angina is short for “angina pectoris,” which in Latin means “pain of the chest.” More specifically, angina is pain originating from the heart when it doesn’t get enough... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
...one-vessel bypass may be able to go home in3 days. Click the icon to see an illustrated series detailing a heart bypass surgery.ComplicationsIn spite of the invasive nature of this procedure,... Read more »Images
Information on surgery for heart disease - heart bypass facts.... Read more »
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Diabetics, Older Patients Benefit From Heart Bypass
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Video: Wide-awake heart surgery
October 03, 2008This short video from WebMD reviews a new kind of heart bypass surgery in which patients are awake during the procedure. A reporter interviews a... Read summary »
Meds as good as angioplasty for some heart patients, study finds
October 02, 2008Aggressive medication treatment appears to be just as good as angioplasty for patients with stable heart disease, researchers say. Experts previously... Read summary »
Heart Failure Patients Unrealistic
June 16, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent 1531 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients with heart failure often overestimate their life... Read summary »
Fixing the Heart Eliminates Migraines
June 20, 2005SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a procedure used to treat a minor heart defect in stroke patients. But it may bring surprising relief to... Read summary »
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