1. HEART PROCEDURES

2. Do any of these heart procedures sound familiar?
Bypass Surgery
Arteriogram
Artificial Heart
Angioplasty
Stent
Pacemaker

3. BYPASS SURGERY Arteries or veins from another part of the patient’s1
BYPASS SURGERY
Arteries or
veins from another
part of the patient’s
body are “grafted”
into the heart to
bypass the arterial narrowing to
improve blood
supply.
Usually
performed
with the heart
stopped.

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5. ANGIOPLASTY A wire with a collapsed “balloon” is inserted into3
ANGIOPLASTY
Angioplasty is mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed artery.
A wire with a
collapsed
“balloon” is
inserted into
the artery.
Inflating the
balloon widens
the narrow or
obstructed
pathway.

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7. ARTERIOGRAM An arteriogram is a special X-ray exam of your arteries.5
ARTERIOGRAM
An arteriogram
is a special X-ray exam of your arteries.
Contrast (X-ray dye) is then injected into the artery while X-ray pictures are taken.
Arteriograms can accurately detect problems in blood vessels in and
around the
brain, lungs,
heart, arms,
legs, etc.

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STENT
A stent is a
mesh 'tube' inserted into a natural passage in the body to prevent flow constriction.
It may also refer
to a tube used to temporarily hold
a passageway
open to allow
access for
surgery.

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11. PACEMAKER A pacemaker is a medical device9
PACEMAKER
A pacemaker
is a medical device
that uses electrical impulses to regulate heartbeat.
Pacemakers are
needed when the heart's natural pacemaker is not
fast enough, or
there is a block
in the heart’s
electrical
system.

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13. ARTIFICIAL HEART An artificial heart is a device that replaces the11
ARTIFICIAL HEART
An artificial
heart is a device
that replaces the
heart.
Typically used to bridge the cap
while people are waiting for a heart transplant, or to permanently
replace the
heart when
transplantation
is impossible.

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VIDEO
Artificial Heart