Cardiothoracic (Surgery)

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Sleepinghearts.com Sleepinghearts.com: Presents information about cardiac surgery including frequently asked questions. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.sleepinghearts.com Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates Florida Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates: Located in Jacksonville, Florida has prepared a patient oriented website on open heart bypass surgery. Interactive e-mail dialogue is available with the practice's healthcare professionals. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.fltca.com/ Aztec Heart Inc. Aztec Heart Inc.: Information from the makers of a harness for bypass patients that may help provide decreased pain, lower infection rates, quicker healing time, and easier breathing. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.heartcarepro.com Heart Disease Guide at About.com Heart Disease Guide at About.com: A resource library of categorized links on heart disease and surgery. The sections on heart surgery contain a list of the best sites around the web in heart surgery. (Cardiothoracic) http://heartdisease.about.com/mlibrary.htm Project Open Hearts Project Open Hearts: A non-profit organization that works with foreign medical staff to provide first-hand surgical training, assistance with diagnostic procedures and consultations. Lists needs, volunteer information and past projects and goals. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.poh.org/ Cardiovascular Pathology Index Cardiovascular Pathology Index: Images of pathology specimens of the heart and blood vessels. (Cardiothoracic) http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CVHTML/CVIDX.html Cardiac Surgery in the Adult Cardiac Surgery in the Adult: An online version of a textbook of contemporary cardiac surgery. Chapters authored by experienced practitioners of cardiac surgery or a related discipline. Edited by L. Henry Edmunds. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.ctsnet.org/book/edmunds/ PS4Ross PS4Ross: Of interest to both doctors, and patients, content includes operative photos, animation and video regarding the Ross Procedure and Dr. Stelzer. (Cardiothoracic) http://ps4ross.com/ Heart Surgery Patient Guide Heart Surgery Patient Guide: Includes an introduction, information on heart transplant, minimally invasive bypass, conventional bypass and heart valve surgery, things you should do and other data such as non-invasive treatment options. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.cts.usc.edu/hpg-index.html Artificial Heart Program Artificial Heart Program: At the University of Pittsburgh. Comprised of a basic science and engineering program for developmental research and an applied clinical program aimed at treating end-stage heart failure. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.upmc.edu/ArtificialHeart/ Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery: Informative site for surgery of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Includes physician profiles, procedure descriptions and videos, and results for cardiac surgery procedures. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.cvsurgery.com CardioGenesis Laser Therapies for Angina and Heart Disease Patients CardioGenesis Laser Therapies for Angina and Heart Disease Patients: Surgical laser therapies for the treatment of severe angina pectoris and advanced cardiovascular disease through Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR) and Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularization (PMR). (Cardiothoracic) http://www.cardiogenesis.com CTSNet Grand Rounds CTSNet Grand Rounds: A Resident's section consisting of digital slide presentations synchronized to an audio lecture from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network. [Realplayer required - ed] (Cardiothoracic) http://www.ctsnet.org/section/grandrounds/ EuroSCORE Cardiac Surgery Index EuroSCORE Cardiac Surgery Index: A method of calculating predicted operative mortality for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Provides an interactive calculator, allowing patients to work out their own risk for heart surgery, and information about the index and references. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.euroscore.org Heart Echoes Heart Echoes: Includes a powerpoint presentation of echoes of the heart as seen by Trans Esophageal Echocardiogram. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.heart-echoes.com CVChannel CVChannel: Services to the cardiovascular community. Includes video interviews, cyberconferences, job center, congress agenda, daily news. [Requires RealPlayer - ed] (Cardiothoracic) http://www.cvchannel.com/ Evansville Heart Center Evansville Heart Center: Multimedia cardiovascular surgery/cardiology site with medical images, audio and video. Offers a prosthetic heart valve gallery. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.evansvilleheartcenter.com NewsRx Report Series on Cardiology Surgery Research NewsRx Report Series on Cardiology Surgery Research: Summaries of a series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports related to cardiothoracic surgery. Full report requires payment. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.newsrx.net/partialreports/newsrx_current_quarterly_report_on_cardiology_surgery.htm Mitral Valve Surgery Mitral Valve Surgery: Information about a robotic mitral valve repair heart program in Greenville, North Carolina. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.mitralvalvesurgery.com Yale: Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging Yale: Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging: Images, interactive graphics, case studies of cardiac anatomy. (Cardiothoracic) http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/ Development of the Human Heart Development of the Human Heart: Includes extensive text and images. Provided by the Loyola University Medical Education Network. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/thorax0/heartdev/main_fra.html Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at New York University Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery at New York University: The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery offers valve and coronary artery bypass surgery patients a range of surgical options, including minimally invasive, still heart and beating heart techniques. (Cardiothoracic) http://mininvasive.med.nyu.edu/cardiac/index.html NetPharmacology Cardiovascular Lecture Notes NetPharmacology Cardiovascular Lecture Notes: The hypertext lecture notes are based on handouts used at the University of Utah in courses for pharmacy students and medical students. (Cardiothoracic) http://lysine.pharm.utah.edu/netpharm/netpharm_00/notes/introcv.htm Cleveland Clinic Heart Center Cleveland Clinic Heart Center: Provides information about the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, their surgeons, and surgical conditions treated. Includes details for patients and physicians including surgical outcomes. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/about/specialties/cvsurgery.asp HeartNet HeartNet: A network of individuals and organizations committed to improving the quality of cardiac care in the developing world. Has information on membership, resources, and a discussion forum. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.heart-net.org/ Online Atlas of Surgery Online Atlas of Surgery: The goal of this resource is to be a concise description of surgical technique with black and white sketches. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.wfubmc.edu/surg-sci/atlas/atlas.html Virtual Hospital: Information by Organ System: Cardiovascular Virtual Hospital: Information by Organ System: Cardiovascular: Information for healthcare providers, from the University of Iowa. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.vh.org/Providers/ProviderOrgSys/OSCardiovascular.html Preview The Heart Preview The Heart: Interactive tour of the heart. From the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. (Cardiothoracic) http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html Cardiothoracic Surgery Network Cardiothoracic Surgery Network: Extensive resources on cardiothoracic issues, organizations, surgeons, journals. Special section includes case histories, image and video gallery, forum and related discussions. (Cardiothoracic) http://www.ctsnet.org/