Links

1. Northern Michigan Hospital

 http://www.northernhealth.org/ 

2. 'VenaCure' Varicose vein therapy

http://www.venacure.com/patient/index.htm 

3.What is Peripheral Vascular Disease:

 http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4692

4. PAD Coalition

http://www.padcoalition.org/wp/

5. Society of Thoracic Surgeons

 www.sts.org

6. Dr. David Taggart discusses why CABG remains superior to stenting http://www.sts.org/2006webcast/shows/taggart/launch.html

7. Dr. Robert Guyton reviews the current literature and concludes the survival and reduced reintervention rate of CABG patients is superior to that of stented patients http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/81/6/1949

8. New York Times February, 2007: CABG vs. Stent for multivessel disease

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/health/25bypass.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1172525016-pIWfhQG3WmXDaJ6lfJDsRw&oref=slogin

9. Risk stratification for patients undergoing cardiac surgery

http://www.euroscore.org/

10. Society of Thoracic Surgeons Patient Information: 

http://www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/

11. What to Expect after Heart Surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons

http://www.sts.org/sections/patientinformation/adultcardiacsurgery/heartsurgery/index.html 

12.  Your heart bypass is over - now what?

http://www.aftermybypass.com/ 

 (when asked for your hospital code enter: 12315-3660)

13. MedLine

 http://medlineplus.gov