Heart Bypass Surgery Health information topics about Heart Bypass Surgery: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Anatomy of the Human Heart Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/anatomy2.html 2. Normal Heart and How It Works American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=770 Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Angioplasty National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=angioplasty&recruiting=true 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Bypass National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/intervention=coronary+bypass&recruiting=tr... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Coronary Artery Bypass National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=coronary+artery+bypass&recruiting=tru... Coping 1. Recovery After Heart Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/recovery_ohs.h... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Computer Imaging / Tomography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4554 2. What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=... Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3564 Directories 1. Find a Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/membership/findamember/ National Institutes of Health 1. Heart Attack: Special Procedures National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/aha/spepro.htm Organizations 1. American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 2. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 3. Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/section/stspatientinfo/ Overviews 1. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/107/3/e21.pdf 2. Bypass Surgery: New Pathways for Blocked Arteries Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00022 Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017 Related Issues 1. What Happens After Heart Surgery? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080657690951%20WhtHppnsA... 2. Heart Surgery: Can It Cause Dementia? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00886 3. Facing Cardiac Surgery? Ask Your Doctor about Vita Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/alternative... 4. Effect of Heart Surgery on Neurological Function Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3046.asp?index=... Research 1. FDA Clears Robotic-Like Device for Heart Surgery Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/answers/2004/ANS01298.html 2. Surgery or Angioplasty? New Scale Helps Physicians American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3028763 Specific Conditions 1. Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery for Coronary Art American Heart Association http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/106/23/e187.pdf 2. JAMA Patient Page: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZFFEJNKTD&sub_... 3. Latest Technology: Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surger Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3044.asp?index=... 4. Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4702 Statistics 1. Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatmen American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4439 2. Open-Heart Surgery Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4674 Treatment 1. Off -Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=90 2. Coronary Artery Bypass Procedure slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=123 3. Beating Heart Bypass Surgery slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=83   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! 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