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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 selected patients with heart failure. Surgery types include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CABG is a traditional type of open heart surgery. PCI, also called angioplasty, uses a catheter to inflate a balloon inside the artery. A metal stent may also be ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Coronary Angioplasty, Stents, and Other Relics of the Paleolithic Age

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...to the office, I pass two billboards advertising heart bypass surgery, each from a different... 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 »

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 »

What One Man Did to Avoid a Triple Bypass

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Is bypass surgery in your future? What if it doesn't have to be? I had the pleasure of... Read more »

Honoring those who have survived strokes on World Stroke Day

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Surviving a brain injury or "brain attack" is not quite like surviving from any other type of... Read more »

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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 »

Angioplasty Patient Guide: Find Angioplasty Information

What is angioplasty? Coronary balloon angioplasty is an invasive method of opening blocked arteries that might impede flow to the heart, and possibly result in heart attack or death. It is more... Read more »

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide

What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is due to atherosclerosis – a progressive disease that involves the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a gradual... Read more »

Surgery for Weight Loss

Other TreatmentsSurgical procedures for obesity may be appropriate for some dangerously obese people and may reduce heart problems and many of their risk factors, including high blood pressure, sleep... Read more »

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Heart bypass surgery

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Related News

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 »

Device Helps Failing Hearts

May 05, 2008

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Doctors say they're closer than ever to finding the perfect heart pump that could someday help nearly 5... Read summary »

Atrial fibrillation after angioplasty a bad sign: study

April 29, 2009

New research suggests that people who develop the abnormal heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation after undergoing heart bypass surgery are at... Read summary »

Video: Wide-awake heart surgery

October 03, 2008

This 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, 2008

Aggressive medication treatment appears to be just as good as angioplasty for patients with stable heart disease, researchers say. Experts previously... Read summary »

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