Essays Tagged: "Coronary artery bypass surgery"

Coronary Heart Disease.

Coronary artery disease, also referred to as coronary heart disease, as well as just heart disease a ... s symptoms, and its known treatments, as well as any additional relevant information on the disease.Coronary artery disease is defined as when the arteries of the heart become clogged and narrowed, ca ... dy will be able to recover itself or if a medical procedure will be required. Over time, a narrowed coronary artery may naturally begin to develop new blood vessels that go around a blockage in order ...

(3 pages) 74 0 4.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Heart Disease in the Elderly.

d as a group of disorders that together constitute the leading cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart diseases such as thrombosis, embolism, and atherosclerosis; and heart failure are amo ... ires oxygen and nutrients to function; so our body is equipped with a systematic process called the coronary circulation which is in charge of supplying all the goodies. However, as one grows older, l ...

(4 pages) 62 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Open Heart Surgery

surgeries that fix certain types of disorders. Here are some of the common open-heart surgeries: 1. Coronary bypass surgery- the disorder for this surgery is blocked coronary arteries. Coronary arteri ... our body (like your leg) and attaching it to the aorta to reroute blood flow past the blocked area. Coronary bypass surgeries can be classified as double, triple and even quadruple. The numbers classi ...

(3 pages) 6 0 0.0 Feb/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Medical Technology and the Controversies Associated With Prolongation of Life

longer and healthier lives are the advent of antibiotics and immunizations. Increasing knowledge of coronary artery disease and end stage renal disease have helped in the development of technology whi ... e in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the past 50 years; in particular new treatments for coronary artery disease have decreased mortality rates from acute myocardial infarction by 30% in th ...

(13 pages) 118 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Cool Things

Luis Cruz Medical Assisting II Period 4 February 8th, 2014Coronary Bypass Surgery ReportMembers of the Surgical Team:1. Dr. Slater (Surgeon) - The responsibil ... s created between tubular structures, such as blood vesselsResearch and Write the procedure for the Coronary Bypass Surgery After general anesthesia is administered, the surgeon removes the veins or p ... dministered, the surgeon removes the veins or prepares the arteries for grafting.Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery is an option for some patients who require a left internal m ...

(3 pages) 9 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality