Pages tagged: heart surgery

From your description, it doesn’t seem that you should consider surgery. Your doctor should direct trials of medication to control...

The symptoms you describe are probably temporary in his overall recovery from heart surgery, and the cough reflex should subside....

Neither coronary artery bypass surgery nor interventional treatment is indicated in this scenario. I agree there is ABSOLUTELY no role...

Recovery after heart surgery is different for each individual, based on his/her preoperative condition and other conditions affecting one’s health....

“Because of their excellent prognosis in the short and intermediate term, operative correction should be deferred in patients with chronic,...

Cardiovascular surgeons operate on your heart and blood vessels to repair damage caused by diseases or disorders of the cardiovascular...

A Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist does much more than just work in an operating room. They study the effects of the medicines...

Two major advances in medicine made heart surgery possible: The heart-lung machine, which takes over the work of the heart. Body cooling techniques, which allow more time for surgery without causing brain damage.