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  2. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Coronary artery bypass surgery aims to prevent death from coronary artery disease and improve quality of life by relieving angina, the associated feeling of chest pain. [1] The decision to perform surgery is informed by studies of CABG's efficacy in different patient subgroups, based on the lesions' anatomy or how well the heart is functioning.

  3. 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 ...

  4. Vascular bypass - Wikipedia

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    In the legs, bypass grafting is used to treat peripheral vascular disease, acute limb ischemia, aneurysms and trauma.While there are many anatomical arrangements for vascular bypass grafts in the lower extremities depending on the location of the disease, the principle is the same: to restore blood flow to an area without normal flow.

  5. 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.

  6. Life support - Wikipedia

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    Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders ...

  7. Postperfusion syndrome - Wikipedia

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    A related study by Selnes et al. [7] concluded patients with coronary artery bypass grafting did not differ from a comparable nonsurgical control group with coronary artery disease 1 or 3 years after baseline examination. This finding suggests that late cognitive decline after coronary artery bypass grafting previously reported by Newman et al ...

  8. The Monday After: Canton man was a pioneer for bypass ... - AOL

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    That was the recollection of William Ertel almost two years after the day in September 1972 that he underwent the first coronary bypass surgery in Stark County at Timken Mercy Hospital, now ...

  9. Cardiologist Details His Own Heart Attack Symptoms ...

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    Sudden heart attack. Stent didn't work. Mentor recommended the cardiologist undergo a rare bypass surgery where the heart still pumps. Uses arteries not veins.