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A 55 years old patient admitted to our hospital with a size of 25x20 left atrium, a severe mitral valve disease. The symptoms of the disease were pulmonary edema, asthma, low cardiac output, arrhythmia, extreme fatigue and abnormal weight loss. In order to contract the left atrium, a cardiac autotransplantation surgery, the procedure of explantation and reimplantation of the heart was performed on the patient.
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It is possible to perform a heart surgery so as to solve obstructions of coronary artery which we call "LAD" (left anterior descending coronary artery), through a small incision while the heart is still beating. We, Cardiac Surgeons, call this kind of procedure "Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery".
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PRIVATE TOBB ETU HOSPITAL CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Private TOBB ETU Hospital provides service to its patients with surgery rooms and intensive care units organized for Cardiovascular Surgery at a quality equal to European and American hospitals. Architectural structure of our hospital has an area of 25.000 m2 in total and won the Hospital Architecture Award given by "American Society of Architects" and "Modern Healthcare Journal" in the U.S.A.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - Cardiovascular Surgery
What should I pay attention in postoperative course? When can I start walking in postoperative course? How long can I walk? When can I get out? When can I take a bath? Should I have wound dressing? What should I do to keep wounds clean? When will I have follow-up visit?...
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Diabetes and Heart Diseases
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Hot weather and Cardiac Diseases
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