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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Cardiac surgery
  1. Infant open heart surgery (image) 
    During open-heart surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia. ... During open-heart surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientimages/000263.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Infant open heart surgery (image) 
    During open-heart surgery an incision is made through the breastbone (sternum) while the child is under general anesthesia.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19980.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Coronary artery balloon angioplasty - series (image) 
    ... adequate widening of the narrowing is not accomplished, heart surgery (coronary artery bypass graft surgery, also called a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100160_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Heart valve surgery - series (image) 
    Heart valve surgery is open-heart surgery. Tubes are used to re-route the blood away from the heart to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100161_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Heart bypass surgery - series (image) 
    Coronary bypass surgery is an open heart surgery (the chest is opened, but not the heart itself). It is done through an opening through the breast bone. While one surgeon ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100190_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Post-MI pericarditis (image) 
    ... with Dressler syndrome, after a heart attack, open heart surgery, and may also follow stab wounds to the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18080.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Coronary artery stent (image) 
    ... reclosure of the blood vessel, or during other heart surgeries.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9949.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Serotonin uptake (image) 
    ... valve damage can occur, as well as other cardiac problems. Carcinoid tumors secrete excessive amounts of the hormone serotonin. Surgery with complete removal of the tumor tissue is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9877.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Venous thrombosis - series (image) 
    ... rest or immobility, as can be necessary after surgery, cancer, and estrogen therapy. ... the heart and lungs, where they can cause cardiac arrest and sometimes death. This is called pulmonary embolism.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100168_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Heart-lung transplant - series (image) 
    ... may be recommended for patients who have both cardiac and lung ... heart, and various congenital defects of the heart and lungs.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100147_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia