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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Center - Grand Island, NE

Grand Island Cardiothoracic Surgeon Doctors for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Type of Physician: Cardiothoracic Surgeon

What is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?

A certification by the Board of Thoracic Surgery; practitioners are skilled in patient care before, during and after surgery, and the critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Common Name: Chest Surgeon

Grand Island, Nebraska

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

What is coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery?

According to the American Heart Association 427,000 coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgeries were performed in the United States in 2004, making it one of the most commonly performed major operations. CABG surgery is advised for selected groups of patients with significant narrowings and blockages of the heart arteries (coronary artery disease). CABG surgery creates new routes around narrowed and blocked arteries, allowing sufficient blood flow to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle.

How does coronary artery disease develop?

Coronary artery disease (CAD) occurs when atherosclerotic plaque (hardening of the arteries) builds up in the wall of the arteries that supply the heart. This plaque is primarily made of cholesterol. Plaque accumulation can be accelerated by smoking, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and diabetes. Patients are also at higher risk for plaque development if they are older (greater than 45 years for men and 55 years for women), or if they have a positive family history for early heart artery disease.

The atherosclerotic process causes significant narrowing in one or more coronary arteries. When coronary arteries narrow more than 50 to 70%, the blood supply beyond the plaque becomes inadequate to meet the increased oxygen demand during exercise. The heart muscle in the territory of these arteries becomes starved of oxygen (ischemic). Patients often experience chest pain (angina) when the blood oxygen supply cannot keep up with demand. Up to 25% of patients experience no chest pain at all despite documented lack of adequate blood and oxygen supply. These patients have "silent" angina, and have the same risk of heart attack as those with angina.

When a blood clot (thrombus) forms on top of this plaque, the artery becomes completely blocked causing a heart att...

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  • Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. Over a million people each year will have a heart attack and 25% will die before they get to the hospital while or in the Emergency Department.
  • Prevention is the key to treatment of heart disease.
  • Diagnosis of heart disease is often made by careful history taken by a health care practitioner. Some individuals may have atypical symptoms, including almost none at all.
  • The testing strategy to confirm the diagnosis and plan appropriate treatment needs to be individualized for each patient diagnosed with heart disease.
  • Treatment of heart disease depends upon the severity of disease, and is often directed by the symptoms experienced by the affected individual.

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Emergency Contact for Grand Island

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Nearby Grand Island Hospitals *

St Francis Medical Center
2620 W Faidley Ave
Grand Island, NE 68803
(308)384-4600

VA Medical Center Grand Island
2201 N Broadwell Ave
Grand Island, NE 68803
(308)382-3660

Memorial Hospital
1423 7th St
Aurora, NE 68818
(402)694-3171

Howard County Community Hospital
1113 Sherman St
Saint Paul, NE 68873
(308)754-4421

Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital
715 N St Joseph Ave
Hastings, NE 68901
(402)463-4521

Hastings Regional Center
4200 W 2nd St
Hastings, NE 68901
(402)462-1971

Litzenberg Memorial County Hospital
1715 26th St
Central City, NE 68826
(308)946-3015

Henderson Health Care Services
1621 Front St
Henderson, NE 68371
(402)723-4512

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