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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What To Expect After Heart Bypass Surgery

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 increased long-term risk of dying. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Would You Like to Ask Dr. Cynthia Shelby-Lane a Question?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Are you ready to get answers to your most pressing heart health questions from a nationally known... 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 »
Open heart surgery
...Coarctation of the aorta repair Congenital heart defect corrective surgery Heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft - CABG) Heart... 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 »
Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Surgery
...proving to be very important for many patients. Click the icon to see an illustrated series detailing a heart bypass surgery.Angioplasty (PCI) and Coronary StentsPercutaneous coronary... Read more »
Heart bypass surgery
Bypass surgery - heart; CABG; Coronary artery bypass graft Expectations after surgery Every year over one half million Americans have coronary... Read more »

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Information on surgery for heart disease - heart bypass facts.... Read more »

Medications

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...medication should not be used right before or after heart bypass surgery. Side Effects See also... Read more »

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...medication should not be used right before or after heart bypass surgery. Side Effects See also... Read more »

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...drug should not be used if you have recently had heart bypass surgery. Talk to your doctor or... Read more »

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...medication should not be used right before or after heart bypass surgery. Side Effects See also... Read more »

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...medication should not be used right before or after heart bypass surgery. Side Effects See also... Read more »

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 »

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 »

Drugs, Surgery Produce Similar Death Rates in Diabetics With Heart Disease
June 15, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For patients with both Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, choosing drug therapy or surgery produces similar death rates,... Read summary »

Bubbles Predict Heart Attacks
November 20, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The only thing Elton Cain remembers about being rushed to the hospital was the tightness in his chest.... Read summary »