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May 19, 2025
What is the most common complication after a carotid endarterectomy?
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a vascular surgery aimed at reducing s...
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April 30, 2025
How long does a diagnostic cardiac cath take?
Cardiac catheterization (or heart catheterization) is essential for diagnosing and treating som...
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April 18, 2025
How painful is heart surgery?
As a heart surgeon, I focus on getting the best results for patients. A great result ...
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April 02, 2025
How serious is a cardiac catheterization?
Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to diagnose and treat heart conditions. Som...
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March 20, 2025
How long does coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery take?
If you have been told that you need a coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, you probably have a l...
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June 10, 2024
Robotic surgery option brings relief to Savannah man's heart — and mind
After he had a heart attack in spring 2023, Ron Josey was told he would need coronary arte...
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April 26, 2024
How long does heart surgery recovery take?
Your cardiologist recently referred you to a surgeon, who recommended you undergo heart surgery in t...
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March 26, 2024
Can heart bypass be done robotically?
When you hear about someone having a heart bypass, you probably think about it as a major open-heart...
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February 20, 2024
What if I’m not a candidate for heart bypass surgery? 
Coronary artery bypass surgery, also called heart bypass or CABG, is a common way of treating severe...
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January 19, 2024
What are the benefits of TAVR? 
At your recent cardiology appointment, perhaps “TAVR” was mentioned as an option for treating ao...
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September 19, 2023
Does robotic heart surgery have increased risks?
Robotic heart surgery is becoming more common these days, but is it as safe as traditional heart sur...
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August 22, 2023
What is life like after heart surgery?
If you’ve been told you need to undergo a heart procedure, you probably have many questions. One o...
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August 08, 2023
What should I do if I don't have a robotic heart surgeon near me?
You need to have a heart procedure performed in the near future and know that robotic heart surgery ...
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July 13, 2023
What should you know before having heart surgery?
Learning that you need any type of surgical procedure can be worrisome. When heart surgery is needed...
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April 26, 2023
What does recovery look like for septal myectomy?
You underwent a septal myectomy to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Now what? Any surgical procedu...
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April 16, 2023
Is everyone a candidate for robotic heart surgery?
Offering patients many benefits, robotic heart surgery can sound too good to be true. If a heart sur...
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April 12, 2023
Is Septal Myectomy an open-heart surgery?
If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, your cardiologist may recommend septal ...
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February 15, 2023
Patient travels from Minnesota for Georgia Heart Institute's first robotic heart surgery
Heart surgeries that used to require long incisions and months of recovery can now be performed in G...
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December 22, 2022
Can you live a long life after heart bypass surgery?
If you’ve undergone a CABG, or coronary artery bypass grafting, you know it’s a major procedure....
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December 20, 2022
What are the signs of an Aortic Aneurysm?
Aortic aneurysms were the main cause of death of nearly 10,000 people in 2019 in the U.S.  It’s i...
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December 14, 2022
Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy always dangerous?
If you’ve been told you have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, you may wonder what that even means. The...
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December 07, 2022
What happens when the Mitral Valve isn't working correctly?
Have you ever heard of the mitral valve? Unless you’ve been diagnosed with mitral valve disease, i...
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November 22, 2022
How long does it take to recover after a Heart Bypass?
If you’ve been told you need a heart bypass, you probably have many questions. That’s only natur...
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November 09, 2022
What does it mean to have heart bypass surgery?
You recently underwent a cardiac catheterization to give your cardiologist a good look at your heart...
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July 15, 2021
The Facts About Holes in the Heart & How They’re Treated
The very idea of a hole in the heart may sound alarming, but it’s surprisingly common. On top of t...
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