(Part 2 of a series: My Open Heart Surgery) As I faced the reality that I needed open heart surgery to repair a leaking mitral valve, I... Read more »
Americans have a problem. Sixty-six percent of all adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The rate of obesity has doubled... Read more »
The subject matter of Gastric Bypass Revision Surgery has been given much attention in previous posts, but I will touch again on why... Read more »
It's important to screen for protein deficiency after gastric bypass weight-loss surgery. The process of weight-loss after gastric... Read more »
Weight-loss surgery can be a conduit to remarkable changes in life. For me, my gastric bypass surgery led to the happiness in life that I... Read more »
Why do you need bypass surgery? If you are suffering chest pain or other symptoms that may indicate a cardiovascular problem, your doctor will... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Heart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to reach your heart. See also: Heart bypass surgery -... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
This is an operation in which cardiac surgeons remove part of the blood vessel (graft) from somewhere else in the body, and attach it to a narrowed... Read more »