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Our Heart 

Open-Heart Surgery: Overview 

Open-Heart Surgery: Procedure  Open-Heart Surgery: Pre & Post Care 

Risks

Keeping our Heart Healthy  

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Size:  About the size of a human fist

Location: Left side, in the chest cavity 

Function: Pumps blood to the rest of the body 

Make: Cardiac muscles

Control: Autonomic nervous system

Main Blood Vessels: Aorta, Coronary 

 Arteries

Fig. 1: Parts of Heart

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‘Open-Heart Surgery’ is performed by opening the chest wall to operateon the heart.

‘ Open

’   refers to the chest, not the heart.

Open-Heart Surgery is used to bypass blocked arteries in the heart, repair orreplace heart valves, treat atrial fibrillation, and do heart transplants

1. “Diseases and Conditions Index.” National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, U.S. Department of Health & Human Serviceshttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/hs/hs_all.html Web

More than half a million heart surgeries are done each year

in the United States.( 1)

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Performed under general anesthesia

Patient is connected to a ventilator(breathing machine)

6- to 8-inch incision (cut) is made inbreastbone area to open the ribcage

Patient is connected now to a Heart-

Lung Bypass Machine

The bypass machine takes over the pumping action of the heart

The bypass machine allows heart toremain static and not full of blood Fig.2: Heart-Lung Bypass Machine

(during surgery )

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 Medical evaluation before surgery 

Kind of heart problem, symptoms ,duration of symptoms

History and past treatment

Family history of heart problems

Recovery 

Patient may spend few days in theIntensive Care Unit (ICU)

Patients will be moved to another part of the hospital from ICU before they gohome.

 After-Effects

 After-effects of heart surgery are normal.

Common after-effects are:

muscle pain

chest pain

swelling

loss of appetite

problems sleeping

constipation

mood swings depression

Full recovery may take 6 to 12 weeks ormore

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General Risks

Bleeding

Infection and Fever

Swelling or other signs of inflammation

Reaction to the medicine

 Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats)

Memory loss

Damage to tissues in the heart, kidneys,and lungs

High Risks

•  Are older than 70

•Have had previous heart surgeries

•Have diseases or conditions such as•high blood pressure•diabetes•kidney disease•lung disease• peripheral arterial disease

• Mortality (Heart surgery is morelikely to be life threatening in peoplewith pre-existing conditions.)

Heart surgery has risks, even though its results often are excellent

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Exercise Regularly: Choose an Aerobic Activity 

Walking

Swimming

Climbing stairs

Bicycling Dancing

Jogging

Eat Heart-Healthy Food

Less Fat Less Salt

More Fiber

Stop Smoking

 Join theGreen-Heart Movement

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