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Visitor Information (MWHC)
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Visitor Information (MUMH)

We know it can be hard on friends and family during a patient’s stay in the hospital. To help us continue caring for patients when p...
The Morning of Surgery
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The Morning of Surgery

When you get to the hospital the morning of your surgery, your first stop will be the admissions area for cardiac surgery, where you...
Why Do I Need Surgery?
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Why Do I Need Surgery?

Heart surgeons do heart surgery to treat conditions that can’t be fixed any other way. Sometimes making lifestyle changes and taking...
Heart Valve Surgery
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Heart Valve Surgery

If you’re having heart valve surgery, that means one or more of the valves in your heart isn’t working the way it’s supposed to. So...
Right After Surgery
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Right After Your Surgery

Right after surgery, you’ll move from the operating room to a special intensive care unit for heart surgery patients. After two to f...
A Couple Days After Surgery
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A Couple Days After Surgery

A day or two after your surgery, you’ll start to move around more, increasing your activity and self-care as you’re able. You’ll sit...
Vitamin K and Warfarin
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Vitamin K and Warfarin

If your doctor has told you to take a blood thinner, called Warfarin or coumadin, to help avoid blood clots, it is important to know...
Diabetes Medications
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Diabetes Medications

After your surgery, it’s possible that your blood sugar could be higher than normal. The sugar in your blood is your body’s main sou...
Cholesterol Medicine
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Cholesterol Medicine

High levels of cholesterol can be harmful to your body, and if you have trouble lowering your cholesterol with diet and exercise, yo...
Blood Thinners
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Blood Thinners

Once you’ve had cardiac surgery, your doctor may suggest that you take a blood thinner. Blood thinners help blood flow by preventing...
Ace Inhibitors
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ACE Inhibitors

Ace inhibitors and angio receptor blockers, or ARBs, are medications that relax your blood vessels and help put less stress on your...
Antiarrhythmics
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Antiarrhythmics

Antiarrhythmics are medications that are used to help with heart rhythm problems. The main job of antiarrhythmics is to keep your he...
Beta Blockers
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Beta Blockers

Medications for controlling your blood pressure and heart rhythm can also help after you have had a cardiac procedure. One type of m...
Diuretics
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Diuretics

After your surgery, your doctor might have you take what’s called a diuretic or a “water pill.” Diuretics help to get rid of extra f...
Pain Medicine
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Pain Medicine

After cardiac surgery, your doctor may give you some medication to help with any pain that you might have. There are different types...
Sleep Agents
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Sleep Medicine

If you have trouble sleeping after your surgery or if you are taking medication that makes it hard to sleep, your doctor may give yo...
Day of Discharge
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Day of Discharge

Your discharge planning actually begins the day you arrive at the hospital for your surgery and continues until you leave. On your d...
Home Right After Your Procedure
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Home After Your Surgery

Once home after being discharged from the hospital, you want to take it easy at first and rest often to allow yourself the time to h...
Do I Call the Doctor?
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Do I Call My Doctor?

Your body has been through a lot since your surgery, and you may continue to see some changes as you heal. So when you notice someth...
When to Call 911
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When to Call 911

Call 911 if you feel like something’s seriously wrong, such as: Severe chest pain that doesn’t go away when you take your medi...
Is This Normal?
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Is This Normal?

After your cardiac surgery, your body is going to feel a little different in the days and weeks after you get home. Some of these ch...
Eat More Iron
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Eat More Iron

Your body needs iron, especially after surgery. Some good sources of iron after surgery include spinach, fortified cereals, dried fr...
Walking Plan
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Walking Plan

When you get home after your surgery, it’s important to have a combination of rest and light physical activity to help your body, an...
Pain After Surgery
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Pain After Surgery

Having some pain after a procedure or surgery is normal, but you and your care team can work together to control it. Pain control is...
Eat Healthy Fats
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Eat Healthy Fats

We all know that foods like nuts, fish, and olive oil are good for you and that processed foods like cookies, chips, and crackers ar...
Pain Assessment
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Pain Assessment

Having some pain after a procedure or surgery is normal. To help your care team understand how much pain you have, throughout the da...
Pain Control- Drug Methods
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Pain Control- Drug Methods

If you have pain after having a procedure or surgery, good pain control is important to keep you comfortable and to help you get wel...