A heart surgery procedure that treats the symptoms of coronary artery disease. A physician specially trained in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. A surgical procedure where the patient's blood is mechanically oxygenated and pumped through the body while the heart and lungs are arrested. The blood delivers nutrients and oxygen to the cells and removes waste products and carbon dioxide. The heart ensures that the blood flows constantly by pumping it through the blood vessels.
Blood vessels are tubes of different sizes that transport blood to and from the heart.
A disease in which plaque deposits containing cholesterol, atherosclerosis, and fat globules are formed within the intima and inner media of large and medium-sized arteries. Top layer of heart tissue. The four sections of the heart through which blood is pumped. The two upper chambers are called the left atrium and right atrium. The two lower chambers are the left ventricle and right ventricle.