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	Heart bypass surgery
		Heart bypass surgery creates a detour or "bypass" around the blocked part of a coronary artery to restore the blood supply to the heart muscle.
		In the traditional surgery, the patient is connected to the heart-lung machine, or bypass pump, which adds oxygen to the blood and circulates blood to other parts of the body during the surgery.
		Recently, coronary bypass surgery is being performed with the aid of a robot, which allows the surgeon to perform the operation without even being in the same room as the patient.
	www.stv.org /adam/encyclopedia/ency/article/002946.htm (1106 words)

	Coronary Bypass Surgery - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center
		Bypass surgery improves the blood flow to the heart with a new route, or "bypass," around a section of clogged or diseased artery.
		During bypass surgery, the breastbone (sternum) is divided, the heart is stopped, and blood is sent through a heart-lung machine.
		Texas Heart Institute, Texas Heart Institute Journal, THI, Heart Owner's, The Heart of Discovery, and Leading With the Heart are members of the family of trademarks of the Texas Heart Institute.
	www.tmc.edu /thi/cab.html (1217 words)

	Heart Bypass Surgery Techniques
		In traditional heart bypass operations, the chest is opened and a blood vessel from the calf or the chest is used to bypass the clogged artery.
		Figures from the American Heart Association show about 100,000 patients a year might not be eligible for heart bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty, because their arteries are too badly clogged.
		But he said it could only be used for a specific type of heart bypass, where an artery is open in the first portion, closed in the middle and still supplying good heart muscle.
	www.heart2hearts.co.uk /bypass-technique.html (705 words)

	Open Heart Coronary Bypass Surgery
		Bypass surgery is a procedure performed for most types of coronary artery blockages.
		The purpose of bypass surgery is to increase the circulation and nourishment to the heart muscle.
		The arteries or veins are connected from the aorta to the surface of the heart beyond the blockages forming a graft.
	www.heartsurgery-usa.com /On_Pump_Surgery/body_on_pump_surgery.html (386 words)

	Heart bypass surgery
		A heart bypass operation is performed to 'bypass' the narrowed segment, creating a new channel for the blood to supply the heart's surface.
		Coronary heart disease is a condition characterised by a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
		A heart bypass operation is performed to 'bypass' a narrowed segment of coronary artery.
	www.disability.vic.gov.au /dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Heart_bypass_surgery?OpenDocument (1237 words)

	Beating Heart Bypass Surgery
		Beating heart bypass surgery is the newest and most significant advancement in cardiac surgery.
		It allows the heart to continue beating naturally during the operation, eliminating the need for a heart-lung machine, or pump.
		The surgeons at Union Memorial Hospital have performed beating heart bypass surgeries since 1994 and are the most experienced in Maryland.
	www.unionmemorial.org /npt.cfm?id=51 (377 words)

	Bypass surgery: New pathways for blocked arteries - MayoClinic.com
		Coronary bypass surgery is one of the most common and effective procedures to manage blockage of blood to the heart muscle.
		Internal mammary arteries supply the chest wall and are close enough to the heart that they can remain attached to their blood source, with their downstream ends grafted onto the portions of the coronary arteries needing help.
		Another risk of coronary bypass surgery is that plaques — the fatty deposits that accumulate on the inner walls of coronary arteries and other vessels in atherosclerosis — may break loose from the walls of the aorta when it's clamped shut for the heart-lung machine.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/coronary-bypass-surgery/HB00022 (1333 words)

	Heart Info - Bypass Surgery: A Patient Guide
		During bypass surgery, the chest bone is separated, and the ribs are spread apart to allow visible and physical access to the heart.
		It is usually taken from the internal mammary artery in the chest, the saphenous veins from the leg, or in rare instances from the radial artery in the arm.
		The current success rate for bypass surgery is 95 to 98 percent, meaning that between 2 and 5 percent of all patients have complications, including death.
	www.heartinfo.org /ms/guides/16/main.html (1924 words)

	Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Cardiopulmonary bypass with a pump oxygenator (heart-lung machine) is used for most coronary bypass graft operations.
		In it, the heart continues beating while the bypass graft is sewn in place.
		Heart rate and blood pressure monitoring devices continuously monitor the patient for 12 to 24 hours.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4484 (759 words)

	Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or heart bypass.
		The LITA is usually grafted to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) because of it superior long-term patency when compared to saphenous vein grafts.
		The LAD supplies the left ventricle, the part of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood around the body, and is the most important for survival.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heart_bypass (491 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Heart bypass surgery
		After the patient is anesthetized and completely free from pain, the heart surgeon makes an incision in the middle of the chest and separates the breastbone.
		Coronary bypass surgery can now be performed with the aid of a robot, which allows the surgeon to perform the operation without even being in the same room as the patient.
		Coronary artery bypass surgery is a treatment option for ischemic heart disease (too little blood reaching the heart muscle).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/002946.htm (1855 words)

	Heart Bypass FAQ
		Arteries carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
		The aorta is the main artery that carries blood from the heart.
		During the operation, the body is connected to a heart-lung bypass machine that keeps the blood flowing.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/93/102443.htm (460 words)

	Heart bypass support information for patients and family members a no nonsense approach to a delicate subject.
		Many things written about the heart and heart attacks include large doses of statistical data that mean absolutely nothing to the individual having a coronary or the individual who has had a coronary.
		A heart "problem" is not necessarily the end of everything, in almost all cases it is a new beginning, a second chance to start enjoying things you overlooked before your mortality got in the way.
		Mended hearts Dedicated to inspiring hope in the heart patient and the families of heart patients.
	www.interexna.com /heart.html (2005 words)

	Heart bypass surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or heart bypass surgery is recommended when one or more coronary arteries are seriously blocked and blood supply to the heart muscle is insufficient.
		Although the heart itself is not "opened", the heart-lung bypass machine is used to re-route the blood from the heart while the surgery is being done to provide adequate circulation to the brain and other vital organs.
		Coronary bypass surgery is an open heart surgery (the chest is opened, but not the heart itself).
	www.shands.org /health/surgeries/100190.html (974 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Clinton recovering after heart op
		Bypass operations, in which sections of the patient's own blood vessels are grafted to bridge over blockages in the heart's arteries, have become a common and usually successful procedure in recent years.
		During surgery, the heart may be stopped and the heart and lungs linked to a machine to continue circulating blood around the body.
		The vessels are grafted on, from the aorta (the main artery leaving the heart) to a clear part of the artery beyond the blocked area.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3625994.stm (621 words)

	Bypass Heart Surgery
		Includes an introduction, information on heart transplant, minimally invasive bypass, conventional bypass and heart valve surgery, things you should do and other data such as non-invasive treatment options.
		Bypass surgery cuts heart attack deaths in diabetics - Diabetics can dramatically reduce their risk of dying from a subsequent heart attack by undergoing bypass.....
		Heart attack patients with a life-threatening complication called cardiogenic shock experience an improvement in survival at 6 months when treated with balloon angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery....
	www.health-nexus.com /bypass_heart_surgery.htm (321 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Heart Bypass Surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, CABG, Coronary Revascularization, ...
		Healthopedia.com - Heart Bypass Surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, CABG, Coronary Revascularization, Coronary Bypass)
		Heart bypass surgery is an open-heart surgery that is done to reroute or "bypass" blood around clogged arteries.
		Heart bypass surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass graft surgery or CABG, reroutes the blood around these clogged arteries.
	www.healthopedia.com /heart-bypass-surgery (353 words)

	Women Worse After Heart Bypass Surgery
		Women who undergo bypass surgery tend to be older, less educated, hypertensive, diabetic, and obese, she writes.
		While the goal of heart bypass surgery is to improve quality of life -- including physical functioning, social functioning, and psychological well-being -- not everyone reaps these benefits, writes Bute.
		Quality of life -- not just survival -- is an issue that should be addressed when discussing heart bypass surgery and is suggested by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, she says.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/77/95421.htm (479 words)

	Off-Pump Heart Bypass Surgery
		Most people are surprised to learn that in "traditional" bypass surgery, surgeons use the assistance of the heart-lung machine along with medications to stop the heart so the bypass can be performed on a motionless field.
		One such method is beating heart bypass, known as off-pump (beating heart) coronary artery bypass.
		During both procedures, the patient's heart continues to beat and the surgeon uses special instruments to stabilize the heart, allowing the surgeon to sew the bypass graft on a moving field (while the heart is beating).
	www.heartsurgery-usa.com /What_s_New/Off_Pump_Heart_ByPass/body_off_pump_heart_bypass.html (755 words)

	HEART BYPASS
		heart bypass, atherosclosis, arteriogram, catheterization, bypass operation, angiogram, angioplasty
		Since blood tends to form clots at the stent location, such heavy doses of blood-thinning drugs must be used from then on to prevent strokes and heart attacks that there is a risk of bleeding to death.
		When these disasterous interventions fail to halt the progress of the heart disease, it is time to bring the bypass surgeon into the picture.
	www.nearsightedness.org /doctors/doctors11.htm (629 words)

	Conventional Bypass Surgery
		Conventional bypass surgery is performed on a stopped heart through a 10"-12" incision down the middle of the chest".
		The heart-lung machine functions as the patient's heart and lungs during the operation.
		Many surgeons consider the heart-lung machine to be the most "invasive" component of conventional bypass surgery.
	www.cts.usc.edu /hpg-conventionalbypasssurgery.html (133 words)

	Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - Heart Disease and other cardiovascular conditions on MedicineNet.com
		Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed about 350,000 times annually in the United States, making it one of the most commonly performed major operations.
		CABG surgery is advised for selected groups of patients with significant narrowings and blockages of the heart arteries (coronary artery disease).
		Heart Attack - Overview on heart attack (myocardial infarction) and heart attack symptoms including signs of a heart attack, includes causes, risk factors, prevention, and treatment.
	www.medicinenet.com /coronary_artery_bypass_graft/article.htm (557 words)

	Scientists Grow Heart Bypass Blood Vessels in Lab - Heart Disease and other cardiovascular conditions on MedicineNet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The cells used in the study came from the saphenous vein, a blood vessel in the leg that often is used for grafts for bypass surgery.
		The eventual goal of the research project is to grow saphenous vein cells on a tube, then use the resulting vessels for bypass procedures, Niklason said.
		Heart bypass surgery is used to create a detour around the blocked part of a coronary artery to restore blood supply to the heart.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47647 (807 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Health \| 'Grow your own' heart bypass hope
		They say in five years, heart patients may be able to grown their own grafts.
		The overwhelming cause of heart disease is atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty materials within the walls of the arteries.
		Although artificial grafts can work well, when the diameter of the vessels they are replacing are very small, such as those in the heart, they can be prone to complications, such as clotting.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4098804.stm (648 words)

	Medical Breakthroughs - Learn More About Diabetes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		More than 20 years ago, bypass graft surgery was introduced as a way of treating coronary artery disease.
		During the operation, your heart will be temporarily stopped, and you will be placed on a heart-lung bypass machine which will oxygenate and warm your blood while the surgeon works on your heart.
		Like CABG, the surgery is done to reroute, or "bypass," blood around coronary arteries clogged by fatty buildups of plaque and improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.
	scc.healthcentral.com /bcp/main.asp?page=ency&id=625&ap=408&brand=24 (607 words)

	Heart Support Group
		I was diagnosed with heart disease in my early forties and underwent a heart bypass in May 2000; right up until the actual operation I was in denial.
		The aim of this heart support group is to put heart patients and their families in touch with others going through the same experiences, the name heart2hearts is just that.
		Heart to heart chats via e-mail and notice board, something I never found but wished that I had.
	www.heart2hearts.co.uk (263 words)

	Heart Bypass Cartoons
		Heart Bypass cartoon 1 - catalog reference rro0117
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