Cardiovascular Surgery

Heart Lung Transplantation Diagnosis
Heart-lung transplantation is the replacement of the native diseased heart and lungs by transplant of donor heart and lungs.

Heart Lung Transplantation Risks Results
General anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass carry certain risks unassociated with the heart-lung transplant procedure. Graft r

Heart Surgery Catheterization Procedures
Catheterization procedures Balloon atrial septostomy and balloon valvuloplasty are cardiac catheterization procedures. Cardiac

Heart Surgery Congenital Defects
Heart surgery for congenitaal defects consists of a variety of surgical procedures that are performed to repair the many types of

Heart Surgery Congenital Defects Results
Before surgery for congenital heart defects, the patient will receive a complete evaluation, which includes a physical exam, a det

Heart Transplantation Procedures
When a heart becomes available and is approved for a patient, it is packed in a sterile cold solution and rushed to the hospital w

Heart Transplantation Risks Results
The most common and dangerous complications of heart transplant surgery are organ rejection and infection. Immunosuppressive dru

Heart Transplantation Surgery
Heart transplantation, also called cardiac transplantation, is the replacement of a patient's diseased or injured heart with a hea

Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
Maze procedure for atrial fibrillation Definition The Maze procedure, also known as the Cox-Maze procedure, is a surgical

Mechanical Circulation Support
Mechanical circulation support Definition Mechanical circulatory support is used to treat patients with advanced heart f

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Minimally invasive heart surgery Definition : Minimally invasive heart surgery refers to surgery performed on the beating hear

Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery Results
Aftercare The patient receives continued cardiac monitoring in the intensive care unit. Once the patient is able to breathe on

Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral valve repair Definition : Mitral valve repair is a surgical procedure used to improve the function of a stenotic (narro

Mitral Valve Repair Diagnosis Results
mitral valve repair - Diagnosis Preparation Mitral valve stenosis is diagnosed by history, physical examination, listenin

Mitral Valve Replacement
Mitral valve replacement Definition Mitral valve replacement is a surgical procedure in which the diseased mitral valve of

Mitral Valve Replacement Results
mitral valve replacement aftercare The patient receives continued cardiac monitoring in the intensive care unit and usually re

Myocardial Resection
Myocardial resection Definition : Myocardial resection is a surgical procedure in which a portion of the heart muscle is remove

Peripheral Endarterectomy
A peripheral endarterectomy is the surgical removal of fatty deposits, called plaque, from the walls of arteries other than those

Peripheral Endarterectomy 2
peripheral endarterectomy: A complete patient history is essential to diagnosis, particularly information about family members who

Peripheral Vascular Bypass Surgery
Peripheral vascular bypass surgery: A peripheral vascular bypass, also called a lower extremity bypass, is the surgical rerouting

Peripheral Vascular Bypass Surgery 2
Peripheral vascular bypass surgery: After obtaining a detailed history and reviewing symptoms, the physician examines the legs and

Peritoneovenous Shunt
A peritoneovenous shunt refers to the surgical insertion of a shunting tube to achieve the continuous emptying of ascitic fluid in