Post Cardiac Ablation Surgery
Valve replacement; Valve repair; Heart valve prosthesis
Risks
The risks for any anesthesia include:
- Problems breathing
- Reactions to medications
The risks for any surgery include:
- Bleeding
- Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs
- Infection, including in the lungs, kidneys, bladder, chest, or heart valves
The risks for cardiac surgery include:
- Death
- Heart attack
- Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Kidney failure
- Post-pericardiotomy syndrome -- low-grade fever and chest pain that can...
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