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2. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Coronary artery bypass surgery, ... due to survival benefit. ... patients 50–59 years old have an operative mortality rate of 1.8%, ...

3. Off-pump coronary artery bypass - Wikipedia

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   Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB), or beating-heart surgery, is a form of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed without cardiopulmonary bypass (heart-lung machine) as a treatment for coronary heart disease. It was primarily developed in the early 1990s by Dr. Amano Atsushi.

4. Cardiopulmonary bypass - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or heart-lung machine, also called the pump or CPB pump, is a machine that temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during open-heart surgery by maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the body. [1] As such it is an extracorporeal device. CPB is operated by a perfusionist. The ...

5. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Wikipedia

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   Other observational and uncontrolled clinical trials have reported survival rates from 50 to 70%. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] These reported survival rates are better than historical survival rates. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Even though ECMO is used for a range of conditions with varying mortality rates, early detection is key to prevent the progression of ...

6. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   In patients with two or more coronary arteries affected, bypass surgery is associated with higher long-term survival rates compared to percutaneous interventions. [41] In patients with single vessel disease, surgery is comparably safe and effective, and may be a treatment option in selected cases. [42]

7. Regis Philbin gives update on his health over a decade after ...

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   Over a decade after undergoing triple bypass surgery in 2007, former "Live With Regis and Kelly" host Regis Philbin is opening up about his heart health journey. ... who put me in touch with the ...

8. Ischemic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac-Stem-Cells Coronary bypass surgery. Restoring adequate blood flow to the heart muscle in people with heart failure and significant coronary artery disease is strongly associated with improved survival, some research showing up to 75% survival rates over 5 years.

9. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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   After introducing medically assisted treatment in 2013, Seppala saw Hazelden’s dropout rate for opiate addicts in the new revamped program drop dramatically. Current data, which covers between January 1, 2013 and July 1, 2014, shows a dropout rate of 7.5 percent compared with the rate of 22 percent for the opioid addicts not in the program.