This treats a blocked coronary artery in your heart. That's one of the arteries that supplies blood to your heart's tissue. With a bypass, blood will flow around the blockage so it can nourish this tissue.
Cox-Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
This procedure corrects an irregular heartbeat. During the procedure, the doctor creates a pattern of scars on your heart. These scars block the electrical signals that cause your heart to beat irregularly.
Valve Replacement Surgery
This surgery replaces a defective valve in your heart with one that works properly. The new valve may be mechanical. Or, it may be a valve taken from a human or animal donor.
This is a procedure to fix a problem with your heart's mitral valve. That's the valve between the two chambers on the left side of your heart.
Surgical Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
This is a procedure to correct a narrowed aorta. That's the main vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body. In many cases, this surgery is done soon after a baby's birth.
Coarctation of the Aorta
This is a heart problem that some babies are born with. It's a narrowing of the aorta. That's the main vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body. This narrowing makes it hard for blood to pass through.
