Resources

• American Heart Association
• Anatomy of the Human Heart (Texas Heart Institute)
• Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Treatments and Statistics (American Heart Association)
• Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Bypass Surgery May Relieve Chest Pain Better Than Angioplasty Plus Stent (American Heart Association)
• Bypass Surgery: New Pathways for Blocked Arteries (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Angioplasty (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Coronary Artery Bypass (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Bypass (National Institutes of Health)
• Computer Imaging / Tomography (American Heart Association)
• Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
• Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Engineered Blood Vessels Prove Durable and Clot Resistant (American Heart Association)
• Gene Therapy Promising for Preventing Restenosis (American Heart Association)
• Glossary of Heart Surgery Terms (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
• Glossary of Terms and Acronym Expansions for Perfusion Technology, Open Heart Surgery and Cardiology (American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology)
• Heart Attack: Special Procedures (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Heart Bypass Surgery (National Library of Medicine)
• JAMA Patient Page: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (American Medical Association)
• Many Coronary Bypass Patients Readmitted to Hospital (American Medical Association)
• Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery (American Heart Association)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• New Study Shows That Patients Who Take Beta Blockers before Heart Bypass Surgery Have Improved Outcomes (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Normal Heart and How It Works (American Heart Association)
• Off-Pump Bypass Results in Fewer Complications (American Heart Association)
• Open Heart Surgery - What to Expect [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
• Pill May Prevent Stent Complication That Re-Blocks Arteries (American Heart Association)
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• What to Expect after Your Heart Surgery (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
• What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test (Cleveland Clinic)
• Women Are Not Reducing Their Risk Factors for Heart Disease after Bypass Surgery (Office of the Director)
• Young Women at Greater Risk of Death Than Men after Bypass Surgery (American Heart Association)