Open-heart surgery is the broad term to define the need to make an incision in the chest to correct and fix abnormalities affecting heart production. The most common type of heart surgery: Coronary artery bypass grafting which improves the blood flow to the heart (Types of Heart Surgery NHLBI‚ 2013). The procedure involves using a healthy artery or vein from the body and connecting/grafting‚ to the blocked coronary artery. The grafted artery or vein bypasses the blocked portion‚ creating a new path
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Anatomy Review: The Heart Graphics are used with permission of: Pearson Education Inc.‚ publishing as Benjamin Cummings (http://www.aw-bc.com) Page 1. Introduction • The heart is the transport system pump; the delivery routes are the blood vessels. Using blood as the transport medium‚ the heart propels oxygen‚ nutrients‚ wastes‚ and other substances to and past the body cells. Page 2. Goals • To review the anatomy of the heart. • To review the pulmonary and systemic circuits. • To review
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The Importance of Early Activity after Open Heart Surgery Open heart surgery is one of the most important procedures in today’s time. Some of the more common performed corrective procedures include myocardial revascularization‚ valve repair or replacement‚ repair of congenital or acquired structural abnormalities‚ placement of a mechanical assist device‚ and heart transplantation. The postoperative period is the most critical time when it comes to these patients; it is during this time that the
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Heart Rate Research Question: Do different exercises have different effect on heart rate? Method: 1. Find test subject 2. Prepare for activity (stretching) 3. Take heart rate of subject before exercise 4. Record heart rate 5. Do sit ups for 2 mins 6. Time using stop watch 7. Record heart rate 8. Allow subject to rest (lower heart rate) 9. Begin next exercise 10. Jumping jacks for 2 mins 11. Time using stopwatch 12. Record heart rate 13. Allow subject to rest (lower heart rate) 14. Squats for
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Coronary Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. There are many types of heart diseases that fall into this title. Two of the most popular forms of cardiovascular diseases are heart attack and stroke. The increasing amount of exposure of known risk factors for these diseases to young adults is why I feel it is necessary to promote what it takes to lead a heart healthy lifestyle in order to avoid becoming another statistic. I feel as though
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Congenital Heart Defects in Children Congenital heart defects in children are frightening conditions that are yet to be understood fully by cardiologists (Mayo Clinic). Ranging from a benign murmur to complete cardiac arrest‚ congenital heart defects are important disorders to be educated about (Fulton). Because of the potential severity of these illnesses‚ one should understand what is thought to cause this‚ forms of it‚ the risk involved‚ precautionary measures‚ and what the prognosis is. By
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Heart Dissection September 30‚ 2012 Introduction/Purpose In this lab experiment‚ I examined a pig’s heart and compared it to a human’s heart. The pig’s heart is very similar to a human’s heart by having the same structures‚ veins‚ valves‚ and chambers. I was unable to perform hands on examination on a human heart so I examined a pig’s heart. I was able to identify major areas of the heart and dissect it to examine the inside chambers and valves. This
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What is the heart? The heart is the organ that supplies blood and oxygen to all parts of the body. It is about the size of a clenched fist‚ weighs about 10.5 ounces and is shaped like a cone. The heart is located in the chest cavity just posterior to the breastbone‚ between the lungs and superior to the diaphragm. The heart is surrounded by a fluid filled sac called the pericardium. Blood is pumped away from the heart through arteries and returns to the heart through veins. The major artery of the
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Heart disease describes many conditions that affect a person’s heart. This includes many conditions from diseases of blood vessels‚ problems in heart rhythm‚ and conditions of heart defects (“Heart Disease”). More than 610‚000 people die each year because of heart disease and 735‚000 die of heart attacks‚ making heart disease the number one leading cause of the death in the U.S. (“Heart Disease Facts”). There are many causes that have been linked to heart disease such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes
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Short Answer Questions: 1. Dr. Baker spends a long time listening to (auscultating) Caleb’s heart. a. Where on the thoracic surface do you auscultate to the tricuspid‚ mitral (bicuspid)‚ pulmonary‚ and aortic valves? For the tricuspid valves‚ the sounds of the heart are typically heard in the right sternal margin of the 5th intercostal space. For the Mitral (bicuspid) valve‚ sounds are heard over the heart apex‚ in the 5th intercostal space. This is in line with the middle of the clavicle. (Lutchman
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