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The goal of treatment is to prevent complications. Hospitalization is required. Type A aortic dissections require surgery to repair the aorta. Type B aortic dissections may be treated with medication. Drugs that lower blood pressure may be prescri...
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Because of the potentially fatal nature of aortic dissection, patients are treated immediately. Drugs are administered to reduce the blood pressure and heart rate. If the dissection is small, drug therapy alone may be used. In other cases, surgery...
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Aortic valve replacement is the insertion of a mechanical or tissue valve in place of the diseased native aortic valve. Purpose Aortic valve replacement is necessary when the aortic valve has become diseased.
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This surgery is done to bypass clogged arteries supplying the heart.
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a surgical procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart. These grafts usually come from the patient ' s own arteries and veins located in the leg, arm, or chest.
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If you have coronary artery disease, bypass surgery can help. It creates a new pathway around the blocked part of your artery. This allows blood to flow again.
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Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a surgical procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart. These grafts usually come from the patient ' s own arteries and veins located in the leg, arm, or chest.
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Coronary artery bypass surgery creates a path for blood to flow around a blockage and helps prevent a heart attack.
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Surgery to correct or treat birth defects of the heart ( congenital heart disease ) is required if the defects threaten the child's well-being or life.
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