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- Services and providers for Heart Surgery in the U.S.
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National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Heart Surgery is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Heart Surgery
Also called: Cardiac surgery
Each day, thousands of people in the U.S. have heart surgery. There are many different types of heart surgery. Surgeries may be used to
- Repair or replace the valves that control blood flow through the heart's chambers
- Bypass or widen blocked or narrowed arteries to the heart
- Repair aneurysms, or bulges in the aorta, which can be deadly if they burst
- Implant devices to regulate heart rhythms
- Destroy small amounts of tissue that disturb electrical flow through the heart
- Make channels in the heart muscle to allow blood from a heart chamber directly into the heart muscle
- Boost the heart's pumping power with muscles taken from the back or abdomen
- Replace the damaged heart with a heart from a donor
Start Here
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Heart Surgery
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in Spanish
- Surgery and Other Treatments(American Heart Association)
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Overviews
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Heart Surgery Overview(Texas Heart Institute)
Also available in Spanish
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Heart Surgery Overview(Texas Heart Institute)
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Latest News
- Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes(07/14/2008, HealthDay)
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Rehabilitation/Recovery
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in Spanish
- Cardiac Rehabilitation: Building a Better Life After Heart Disease(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How Will I Be Monitored After Heart Surgery?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
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What Happens After Heart Surgery?
(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- What to Expect After Heart Surgery(Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Coping
- Guided Imagery: Its Use in Heart Surgery and Other Procedures(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
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Specific Conditions
- Cardiomyoplasty(American Heart Association)
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Maze Surgery(Texas Heart Institute)
Also available in Spanish
- Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery(American Heart Association)
- Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)(American Heart Association)
- Valve Repair/Replacement(Texas Heart Institute)
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What Is Heart Valve Surgery?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
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Related Issues
- Alcohol and Heart Surgery(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Dressler's Syndrome(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How Can I Prepare for Heart Surgery?(American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- Surgery for Infective Endocarditis(Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- What Is a Thoracic Surgeon?(Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
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Tutorials
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in Spanish
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Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in Spanish
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Cardiac Rehabilitation(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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Videos
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MedlinePlus: Surgery Videos - Webcasts of surgical procedures
Also available in Spanish
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MedlinePlus: Surgery Videos
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Surgery(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Surgery
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: I have heard that it is now possible to replace...
- Article: Quality improvement program decreases mortality after cardiac surgery.
- Article: A prospective randomized comparison of the Medtronic Advantage Supra and...
- Heart Surgery -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Cardiac Glossary(American Heart Association)
- Deciphering Heart Disease Medspeak(Medical Library Association) - Links to PDF
- Heart Surgery Terms(Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- Organizations Return to top
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Statistics
- Open-Heart Surgery Statistics(American Heart Association)
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Women
- Heart Surgery Options(Women's Heart Foundation)
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Date last updated: 11 September 2008 Topic last reviewed: 24 July 2008 |