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2. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure whereby a failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve.The aortic valve may need to be replaced because of aortic regurgitation (back flow), or if the valve is narrowed by stenosis.

3. Management of heart failure - Wikipedia

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   It remains unknown if surgery is superior to optimal medical therapy. The STICH trial (Surgical Treatment for IschemiC Heart Failure) will examine the role of medical treatment, coronary artery bypass surgery and left ventricle remodeling surgery in heart failure patients. Results are expected to be published in 2009 [needs update] and 2011. [56]

4. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   The first uses a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, a machine which takes over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery by circulating blood and oxygen. With the heart in cardioplegic arrest, harvested arteries and veins are used to connect across problematic regions—a construction known as surgical anastomosis.

5. How a Surprising Diagnosis from My Cardiologist Led to Open ...

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   Preparing for open-heart surgery Before I could go under the knife, I had to undergo a series of pre-surgery exams, from an ultrasound to a CT scan to blood work to an intensive catheter procedure ...

6. Cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons.It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to correct congenital heart disease; or to treat valvular heart disease from various causes, including endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, [1] and ...

7. Fontan procedure - Wikipedia

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   The surgery allows blood to be delivered to the lungs via central venous pressure rather than via the right ventricle. [3] Patients typically present as neonates with cyanosis or congestive heart failure. [4] Fontan completion is usually carried out when the patient is 2–5 years of age, but is also performed before 2 years of age. [5] [6]