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ADVANCEMENTS IN
THE PAST 40 YEARS HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE RISK OF HEART BYPASS SURGERY
SAVING THOUSANDS OF LIVES. WITH US TODAY IS MEMORIAL CARDIOTHORACIC
SURGEON, WALTER SUROWIEC, TO TELL US MORE. WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON HEART
SURGERY IS RECOMMENDED, DR. SUROWIEC? SUSAN, FOR MANY PATIENTS WITH
SEVERE HEART DISEASE, CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY REMAINS A GOLD
STANDARD TREATMENT, PROVEN TO PROLONG LIFE. THIS SURGERY IS PERFORMED
EXCLUSIVELY BY CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF ANGINA,
TO IMPROVE THE PUMPING ABILITY OF THE HEART MUSCLE, TO
PREVENT HEART ATTACKS, AND TO REDUCE THE USE OF HEART MEDICATION. ALL OF WHICH
SHOULD IMPROVE A PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE. HOW IS THE SURGERY PERFORMED?
BYPASS SURGERY ESSENTIALLY MAKES DETOURS AROUND
PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY BLOCKED ARTERIES OF THE HEART. FIRST AN INCISION
IS MADE THROUGH THE STERNUM, ALLOWING A CLEAR VIEW OF THE HEART AND AORTA.
THE HEART IS THEN STOPPED AND THE HEART LUNG MACHINE TAKES OVER THE JOB
OF REMOVING OXYGEN POOR BLOOD FROM THE BODY, ADDING OXYGEN
AND THEN PUMPING IT BACK TO THE PATIENT. TO CONSTRUCT THE BYPASS
WE REMOVE A HEALTHY BLOOD VESSEL AND ATTACH IT TO THE CORONARY ARTERY
BEYOND THE AREA OF BLOCKAGE. HERE YOU'RE SEEING AN EXAMPLE OF A DOUBLE BYPASS
BUT THREE, FOUR OR EVEN FIVE BYPASSES ARE FREQUENTLY
PERFORMED. THE HEART IS RESTARTED AND THE BLOOD TRAVELS
THROUGH THE NEW BYPASSES AND DELIVERS OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS TO THE HEART MUSCLE.
MOST PATIENTS HERE AT MEMORIAL TELL US THEY FEEL BETTER RIGHT AWAY.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, RESEARCH SHOWS THERE'S A PRONOUNCED IMPROVEMENT
IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THANK YOU, DR. SUROWIEC.
FOR A FREE BOOKLET ABOUT HEART BYPASS SURGERY, CALL
US RIGHT NOW AT 228-868-6500. OR VISIT
WWW.GULFPORTMEMORIAL.COM.