BACK TOTOP Browse A-ZSearchBrowse A-ZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0-9 E-mail FormEmail ResultsName:Email address:Recipients Name:Recipients address:Message: Print-FriendlyBookmarksbookmarks-menuOpen heart surgeryHeart surgery - openHeart surgery is any surgery done on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or the aorta and other large arteries connected to the heart. The term "open heart surgery" means that you are connected to a heart-lung bypass machine, or bypass pump during surgery.Your heart is stopped while you are connected to this machine. This machine does the work of your heart and lungs while your heart is stopped for the surgery. The machine adds oxygen to your blood, moves blood through your body, and removes carbon dioxide. Common types of open-heart surgery include:Heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft -- CABG) Heart bypass surgeryHeart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to go around a blockage to reach your heart.Read Article Now Book Mark Article Heart valve surgery Heart valve surgeryHeart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Blood that flows between different chambers of your heart must flow through a...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Surgery to correct a heart defect present at birth (congenital defect)Correct a heart defect present at birthCongenital heart defect corrective surgery fixes or treats a heart defect that a child is born with. A baby born with one or more heart defects has ...Read Article Now Book Mark Article New procedures are being done on the heart through smaller cuts. Some new procedures are being done while the heart is still beating.Open ReferencesReferencesBernstein D. General principles of treatment of congenital heart disease. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 461.Ngu JMC, Rubens FD. Cardiopulmonary bypass: technique and pathophysiology. In: Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, eds. Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 65.Omer S, Bakaeen FG. Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 21st ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2022:chap 60.AllVideoImagesTogA Closer Look Heart failure - InDepth(In-Depth)Myocardial infarction(Alt. Medicine)Heart attack and acute coronary syndrome - InDepth(In-Depth)Coronary artery disease - InDepth(In-Depth)Atherosclerosis(Alt. Medicine)Self Care Being active after your heart attackAngina - when you have chest painAntiplatelet drugs - P2Y12 inhibitors Tests for Open heart surgery Cardiac catheterizationCoronary angiographyTroponin testCPK isoenzymes testRelated Information Angioplasty and stent placement - carotid artery(Surgery)Atrial septal defect (ASD)(Condition)Heart transplant(Surgery)Coarctation of the aorta(Condition)Congenital heart defect - corrective surgery(Surgery)Heart bypass surgery(Surgery)Heart valve surgery(Surgery)Hypoplastic left heart syndrome(Condition)Patent ductus arteriosus(Condition)Heart bypass surgery - minimally invasive(Surgery) Review Date: 4/16/2023 Reviewed By: Mary C. Mancini, MD, PhD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Shreveport, LA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Internal review and update on 02/03/2024 by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Links to other sites are provided for information only -- they do not constitute endorsements of those other sites. No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, or correctness of any translations made by a third-party service of the information provided herein into any other language. © 1997- A.D.A.M., a business unit of Ebix, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. © 1997- All rights reserved. A.D.A.M. content is best viewed in IE9 or above, Firefox and Google Chrome browser.Content is best viewed in IE9 or above, Firefox and Google Chrome browser.
Open heart surgeryHeart surgery - openHeart surgery is any surgery done on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or the aorta and other large arteries connected to the heart. The term "open heart surgery" means that you are connected to a heart-lung bypass machine, or bypass pump during surgery.Your heart is stopped while you are connected to this machine. This machine does the work of your heart and lungs while your heart is stopped for the surgery. The machine adds oxygen to your blood, moves blood through your body, and removes carbon dioxide. Common types of open-heart surgery include:Heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft -- CABG) Heart bypass surgeryHeart bypass surgery creates a new route, called a bypass, for blood and oxygen to go around a blockage to reach your heart.Read Article Now Book Mark Article Heart valve surgery Heart valve surgeryHeart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Blood that flows between different chambers of your heart must flow through a...Read Article Now Book Mark Article Surgery to correct a heart defect present at birth (congenital defect)Correct a heart defect present at birthCongenital heart defect corrective surgery fixes or treats a heart defect that a child is born with. A baby born with one or more heart defects has ...Read Article Now Book Mark Article New procedures are being done on the heart through smaller cuts. Some new procedures are being done while the heart is still beating.Open ReferencesReferencesBernstein D. General principles of treatment of congenital heart disease. In: Kliegman RM, St. Geme JW, Blum NJ, Shah SS, Tasker RC, Wilson KM, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 461.Ngu JMC, Rubens FD. Cardiopulmonary bypass: technique and pathophysiology. In: Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, eds. Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 65.Omer S, Bakaeen FG. Acquired heart disease: coronary insufficiency. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 21st ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2022:chap 60.