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… Artery Bypass Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Coronary artery … arteries are the blood vessels that bring blood to the heart muscle. This is also called coronary artery bypass …
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… Coronary Angioplasty On this page: Treatment Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Coronary … arteries are the blood vessels that bring oxygen to the heart muscle. It may also be called percutaneous coronary …
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… this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Cardiac … pacemaker (say "by-ven-TRICK-yuh-ler") to treat heart failure. This pacemaker sends electrical pulses to …
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… this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Transcatheter … is a procedure to implant a replacement aortic valve in the heart. It is also called transcatheter aortic valve …
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… this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Mitral valve replacement is most often done as an open-heart surgery. Minimally invasive types of surgery may be …
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… this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Mitral valve repair is typically done during an open-heart surgery. It repairs a mitral valve that is not working …
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… this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Electrical cardioversion is a treatment for a heartbeat that isn't normal, such as atrial fibrillation. It …
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… this page: Treatment Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview A pacemaker is a … device. It sends out mild electrical signals that keep your heart beating normally. The signals are painless. It can …
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… Stenosis On this page: Treatment Overview Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Treatment Overview Valvuloplasty is a procedure that widens a heart valve that is narrow. When you have a condition called …
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… this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview The maze procedure … signals through a controlled path, or maze, to the lower heart chambers (ventricles). The maze procedure can be done …
