Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What is cardio thoracic vascular surgery my son 's stents are blocked, he has cardiomyopathy and needs a defibrillator?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Heart and arteries: This is specialty dealing with heart blood vessels and chest and lungs.
Answered 4/7/2013
5.3k views
Thank
See below: This sounds like cardiac bypass surgery. If the stents are blocked then the heart is not getting enough blood flow. This will continue to cause problems. Talk to your physician and find out exactly what they mean.
Answered 4/24/2015
4.9k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
My father was unable to have open heart surgery yesterday his heart was too destroyed. They gave him a 40% chance to live, what does that mean? The say he needs a new heart or he will die, he is not on the transplant list and his defibrillator goes off da
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator removed in heart bypass surgery?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I can't decide: implantable cardioverter defibrillator or heart bypass surgery?
9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Is it common to remove an implantable cardioverter defibrillator during heart bypass surgery?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Patient health issues cardiomyopathy, bradycardia, pacemaker-defibrillator, brain tumor, syncope episodes. Told no driving then y no DMV report?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
How do you relieve pain from implantable cardioverter defibrillator surgery?
Should a patient continue to have the implantable defibrillator even after bypass surgery?
If a person has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy & the heart suddenly stops, would a defibrillator get the heart started again? Will they need transplant?
What happens during surgery of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator?
Does a pacemaker/defibrillator cure dilated cardiomyopathy?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
