Heart Surgery

Children

1.	What Is a Pediatric Surgeon? American College of Surgeons http://www.facs.org/public_info/yourhealth/pedsurg.pdf




2.	Treating Congenital Heart Defects Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00044

Coping

1.	What to Expect After Heart Surgery Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/adultcardiacsurgery/heartsur...




2.	What Happens After Heart Surgery? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080657690951%20WhtHppnsA...




3.	Recovery After Heart Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/recovery_ohs.h...

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/

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.	Heart Surgery Overview Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/hsurg.html

Rehabilitation/Recovery

1.	Cardiac Rehab: Healing Mind and Body Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00017




2.	What Is Cardiac Rehabilitation? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110065618772045%20WhatIsCar...

Related Issues

1.	Heart Surgery: Can It Cause Dementia? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00886




2.	Dressler's Syndrome Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00576




3.	Effect of Heart Surgery on Neurological Function Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3046.asp?index=...




4.	Facing Cardiac Surgery? Ask Your Doctor about Vita Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/prevention/alternative...

Specific Conditions

1.	What You Need to Know about Minimally Invasive Hea Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/mini_invasiveh...




2.	Cardiomyoplasty American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4474




3.	Atrial Fibrillation Surgery: Maze Procedure Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/8779




4.	Aortic Valve Replacement Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/3620




5.	What Is Heart Valve Surgery? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080594591338%20What%20Is...




6.	Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4782




7.	Heart Surgery for Marfan Syndrome Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/aorta_marfan/m...




8.	How Will I Be Monitored after Heart Surgery? American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/110080986884636%20HowWillMo...




9.	Latest Technology: Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surger Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3044.asp?index=...




10.	Maze Surgery Texas Heart Institute http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/mazes.html




11.	Mitral Valve Repair Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/4107




12.	Mitral Valve Replacement Society of Thoracic Surgeons http://www.sts.org/doc/4101




13.	Cardiac Ablation Heart Rhythm Society http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/treatments/cardiac_ablation.asp




14.	Pericardiocentesis (Pericardial Tap) Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/procedures/peric...




15.	Surgical Procedures to Treat Heart Failure Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/heartfailure/h...




16.	Myocardial Biopsy Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/tests/invasive/myobx.h...

Statistics

1.	Open-Heart Surgery Statistics American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4674

Treatment

1.	Ross Procedure - an Aortic Valve Replacement Heart slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=124




2.	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Procedure for Co slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=102