As noted in a prior post, I had once experienced a dramatic depletion of energy after my StomaphyX surgery. After a period of exploration... Read more »
Gastric Bypass Surgery Can Save Your Life, tooThere are benefits to gastric bypass surgery that can be easily detected. Physical change and... Read more »
The deciding factor for my decision to have gastric bypass surgery was my poor health. I had already been diagnosed with diabetes and sleep... Read more »
(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 »
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 »
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Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass; MIDCAB; Robot assisted coronary artery bypass; RACAB; Keyhole heart surgeryReferencesFerraris VA,... Read more »
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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 »
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SurgeryAngioplasty and StentsAngioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), involves procedures such as percutaneous transluminal... Read more »
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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 »