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Heart surgery can be planned in advance or performed as part of emergency treatment. Heart surgery can help to maintain and prolong life by: restoring blood supply to the heart by opening – or replacing – blocked coronary arteries. stretching, repairing or replacing a damaged heart valve. correcting or regulating an abnormal heart rhythm.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Both the heart and the coronary arteries that supply the...
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Overview. An aortic valve replacement is a type of open heart surgery used to treat problems with the heart's aortic valve. The aortic valve controls the flow of blood out from the heart to the rest of the body. An aortic valve replacement involves removing a faulty or damaged valve and replacing it with a new valve made from synthetic ...
Heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass grafting or CABG) is done to relieve blockages in the blood vessels of the heart muscle. The heart muscle works constantly with every heartbeat and requires oxygen-rich blood which is given through small arteries (called coronary arteries). When fats and chemicals gather inside the small coronary ...
A coronary angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed coronary arteries (the main blood vessels supplying the heart). The term "angioplasty" means using a balloon to stretch open a narrowed or blocked artery. However, most modern angioplasty procedures also involve inserting a short wire mesh tube, called a stent, into the ...
Open heart surgery. During open heart surgery, the surgeon will work directly on your heart to replace your heart valve. Before surgery you’ll be given general anaesthetic. This is like being asleep and you do not feel any pain. There will be monitors to check your heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.
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Coronary bypass surgery is a type of surgery where the chest is opened and surgery is performed on the heart. It’s used to bypass – or ‘get around’ - the narrowed or blocked sections of your coronary arteries. Your surgeon takes a blood vessel (a tube that blood moves through) and attaches it between the aorta (the main blood vessel ...
