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Top Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Bethany, MO
Wayne County Hospital
417 S East St
Ste 100
Corydon, IA 50060
417 S East St
Ste 100
Corydon, IA 50060
- Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- 36 years experience
- 4 star hospital
A cardiothoracic surgeon is a doctor who performs surgery on the organs inside the chest - the heart and lungs - as well as on the great vessels.
Some of the procedures that cardiothoracic surgeons perform are:
- Angioplasty - to correct a blocked artery and increase blood flow to the heart
- Heart valve replacement - to replace a damaged or abnormal valve with a functioning one
- Atherectomy - increases blood flow by removing plaque from a blocked artery
- Bypass surgery - arteries are taken from other parts of the body and moved to the heart in order to bypass blocked arteries, allowing blood flow to the heart
- Heart transplant - replacing a diseased heart with a healthy heart from a donor
- Stent - a stent is a wire mesh tube that is inserted into an artery in order to keep it open and enable the blood to pass through
The area of Bethany, MO has a population of approximately 4,585 people. There is 1 cardiothoracic surgeon near Bethany, which gives it a ratio of 1 cardiothoracic surgeon per 4,585 residents or a ratio of 1 cardiothoracic surgeon per 1,869 households. There are 1,869 households in Bethany.
