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| Health Matters: Gastric Bypass Surgery |
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Morbid obesity nearly doubles the risk of
early death and is often accompanied by
severe side effects such as type 2 diabetes,
high blood pressure, and heart disease.
Gastric Bypass can be an ideal solution.
Join host David Granet, M.D., as he talks
with world-renowned expert, Alan Wittgrove,
M.D., Wittgrove Bariatric Center at Scripps
Memorial Hospital, to learn more about this
disease and treatment options. Known as the
"father" of laparoscopic surgery, Dr.
Wittgrove was the first in the world to
perform this surgery. Series: "Health
Matters" [8/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show
ID: 12317]
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Durée : 1679 s |
| PreOp® Coronary Artery Bypass CABG) Patient Education |
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http://www.PreOp.com
Patient ED @ 617-379-1582 INFO
Your doctor has recommended that you have
coronary artery bypass surgery. But what does
that actually mean?
Your heart is located in the center of your
chest. It is surrounded by your rib cage and
protected by your breastbone. Your heart's
job is to keep blood continually circulating
throughout your body.
The vessels that supply the body with
oxygen-rich blood are called arteries.
The vessels that return blood to the heart
are called veins.
Like any other muscle in the body, the heart
depends on a steady supply of oxygen rich
blood. The arteries that carry this blood
supply to the heart muscle are called
coronary arteries.
Sometimes, these blood vessels can narrow or
become blocked by deposits of fat,
cholesterol and other substances collectively
known as plaque.
Over time, plaque deposits can narrow the
vessels so much that normal blood flow is
restricted. In some cases, the coronary
artery becomes so narrow that the heart
muscle itself is in danger.
Coronary bypass surgery attempts to correct
this serious problem. In order to restore
normal blood flow, the surgeon removes a
portion of a blood vessel from the patient's
leg or chest, most probably the left internal
mammary artery and the saphenous vein.
Your doctor uses one or both of these vessels
to bypass the old, diseased coronary artery
and to build a new pathway for blood to reach
the heart muscle. These transplanted vessels
are called grafts and depending on your
condition, your doctor may need to perform
more than one coronary artery bypass graft.
Of course, operating on the heart is a
complex and delicate process and in the case
of bypass surgery, your doctor will most
likely need to stop your heart before
installing the graft.
During the time that your heart is not
beating, a special machine, called a
heart-lung machine, will take over the job of
circulating and oxygenating your blood.
By using this machine, your doctor is able to
repair the heart without interfering with the
blood flow to the rest of the body.
Following surgery, your heart will be
restarted and you will be disconnected from
the heart-lung machine.
Tags : Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) circulating blood cholesterol plaque veins heart mammary |
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Durée : 180 s |
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