Open-heart surgery is the broad term to define the need to make an incision in the chest to correct and fix abnormalities affecting heart production. The most common type of heart surgery: Coronary artery bypass grafting which improves the blood flow to the heart (Types of Heart Surgery NHLBI‚ 2013). The procedure involves using a healthy artery or vein from the body and connecting/grafting‚ to the blocked coronary artery. The grafted artery or vein bypasses the blocked portion‚ creating a new path
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Anatomy Review: The Heart Graphics are used with permission of: Pearson Education Inc.‚ publishing as Benjamin Cummings (http://www.aw-bc.com) Page 1. Introduction • The heart is the transport system pump; the delivery routes are the blood vessels. Using blood as the transport medium‚ the heart propels oxygen‚ nutrients‚ wastes‚ and other substances to and past the body cells. Page 2. Goals • To review the anatomy of the heart. • To review the pulmonary and systemic circuits. • To review
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The Importance of Early Activity after Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgery is one of the most important procedures in today’s time. Some of the more common performed corrective procedures include myocardial revascularization‚ valve repair or replacement‚ repair of congenital or acquired structural abnormalities‚ placement of a mechanical assist device‚ and heart transplantation. The postoperative period is the most critical time when it comes to these patients; it is during this time that the
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Heart Rate Research Question: Do different exercises have different effect on heart rate? Method: 1. Find test subject 2. Prepare for activity (stretching) 3. Take heart rate of subject before exercise 4. Record heart rate 5. Do sit ups for 2 mins 6. Time using stop watch 7. Record heart rate 8. Allow subject to rest (lower heart rate) 9. Begin next exercise 10. Jumping jacks for 2 mins 11. Time using stopwatch 12. Record heart rate 13. Allow subject to rest (lower heart rate) 14. Squats for
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Coronary Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. There are many types of heart diseases that fall into this title. Two of the most popular forms of cardiovascular diseases are heart attack and stroke. The increasing amount of exposure of known risk factors for these diseases to young adults is why I feel it is necessary to promote what it takes to lead a heart healthy lifestyle in order to avoid becoming another statistic. I feel as though
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Congenital Heart Defects in Children Congenital heart defects in children are frightening conditions that are yet to be understood fully by cardiologists (Mayo Clinic). Ranging from a benign murmur to complete cardiac arrest‚ congenital heart defects are important disorders to be educated about (Fulton). Because of the potential severity of these illnesses‚ one should understand what is thought to cause this‚ forms of it‚ the risk involved‚ precautionary measures‚ and what the prognosis is. By
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Short Answer Questions: 1. Dr. Baker spends a long time listening to (auscultating) Caleb’s heart. a. Where on the thoracic surface do you auscultate to the tricuspid‚ mitral (bicuspid)‚ pulmonary‚ and aortic valves? For the tricuspid valves‚ the sounds of the heart are typically heard in the right sternal margin of the 5th intercostal space. For the Mitral (bicuspid) valve‚ sounds are heard over the heart apex‚ in the 5th intercostal space. This is in line with the middle of the clavicle. (Lutchman
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Open-heart surgery had been one of the largest life saving surgeries performed. The first successful open heart surgery was performed in 1952 by Dr. F John Lewis. He used ice to cool down the heart and slow circulation. The basis of heart surgery involves exposing the heart (open). The sternum must be sawed through to expose the heart. The heart cannot be left pumping during surgery. At first ice was used but now a heart lung machine is used. It involves hooking a tube up to the aorta. Blood goes
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Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also known as ’ischemic heart disease’‚ is the most common form of heart disease. There are two major clinical forms – heart attack (often known as ’acute myocardial infarction’ or AMI) and angina. Coronary heart disease is the term that describes what happens when your heart’s blood supply is blocked or interrupted by a build-up of fatty substances in the coronary arteries. Over time‚ the walls of your arteries can become clogged
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Heal Heart Attack Damage There is obviously immediate danger in a heart attack and it is important that it is attended to on an emergency basis. However‚ what most people do not know is that the part of the heart that is deprived of blood supply may have suffered irreversible damage. Scar tissue is formed. The Stanford University Study on Reversing Heart Attack Damage It has been known for some time that after a heart attack‚ some heart tissue may be essentially dead‚ which makes the heart less effective
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