Open Heart Surgery Facts
Health Encyclopedia: Open Heart Surgery
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Remote Presence Technology in Hospital ERs
By Deanne Stein , Health ExpertI've mentioned my misdiagnosed stroke back in 2001 before. But I believe hospitals have come a... Read more »
Hospitals: They Can Kill You
By Suzanne Mintz , Health Expert...and a newborn who was subjected to unnecessary open-heart surgery without his parents' knowledge... Read more »
Coronary Angioplasty, Stents, and Other Relics of the Paleolithic Age
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...expanding a rigid stent that scaffolds the artery open. This is because poor blood flow to the... Read more »
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Open heart surgery
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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 »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...sections of heart muscle and improve heart function. One of these, a septal myomectomy, requires open heart surgery. A non-invasive option, called an alcohol septal ablation, involves a... Read more »Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information
...Are there any transfusions involved? Should I bank my own blood? Ordinarily, as with any serious heart surgery, blood transfusions are necessary during bypass surgery. The blood used for your... Read more »Images
Information on surgery for heart disease - heart bypass facts.... Read more »
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Fixing Torn Hearts
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