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How does smoking cause lung cancer?
Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of gaseous and particulate substances, and more than 4000
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How does bypass surgery make the heart function better?
Coronary bypass surgery restores blood flow to the heart muscle. The coronary arteries
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Is there a way to detect lung cancer before it becomes advanced?
The tragedy of lung cancer is that it is often detected at an advanced stage. The main reason
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What happens the day after cardiac bypass surgery?
At Riverside Regional Medical Center, the routine patient should be off the ventilator
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How effective are Mini-maze procedures?
The mini-maze procedure is a minimally-invasive heart surgery to restore a normal heart rhythm
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What is the Vineberg procedure?
The Vineberg procedure, a forerunner of modern coronary bypass surgery, was developed by the... Full Answer12/31/1969
What is small cell lung cancer?
Primary cancers of the lung are generally divided into two groups: non-small cell
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What is non-small cell lung cancer?
Primary cancers of the lung are generally divided into two groups: non-small cell
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How does mitral valve repair compare with mitral valve replacement?
Disorders of the mitral valve can be treated surgically by either a mitral valve... Full Answer12/31/1969
How is an atrial septal defect diagnosed?
An atrial septal defect is diagnosed by a special type of ultrasound test called an
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What is a central venous access catheter?
A central venous catheter is an alternative to the more common peripheral (arm) IV. Like
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How does blood pump through the heart?
The heart is a miraculous pump. It works because it is mostly made of muscle. Each
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How does the heart pump blood?
The heart is a miraculous pump. It works because it is mostly made of muscle. Each
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Should I provide my own donors?
If you are going to have an operation and will have a significant chance of needing a blood
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Can I donate my own blood for use in surgery?
That depends on how much time you have to prepare for surgery and the likelihood that your
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