Heart Bypass Surgery
A quick recovery – Before Larry Sherman of Kempton, Pa., left the hospital after bypass surgery, he was up and walking. Within two weeks, he was logging two miles.
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Your Body in 3-D
If you need bypass surgery, you’re in skilled, experienced hands at Lehigh Valley Health Network. We perform the third highest number of bypass surgeries in Pennsylvania–using the latest devices and techniques–to help you feel better faster.
Our board-certified heart surgeons, assisted by nurses and support staff who specialize in heart care, remove healthy blood vessels from other parts of the body (usually the chest and leg) and use them to construct detours around blocked arteries near the heart. Depending on how many heart arteries need bypassing, the surgery may involve one, two, three or more bypasses.
If you have diabetes and need heart surgery, your blood glucose will be monitored and maintained at healthy levels during the surgery. This reduces the risk for infection and helps you recover more quickly. These are some of the reasons U.S. News & World Report ranks us as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for heart care, heart surgery and endocrinology (diabetes care).
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This page last updated 5/28/09 03:56 PM
