type of heart surgery - #14128
I am really worried about my dad. He’s been having these weird chest pains and shortness of breath, and after seeing a couple of doctors, they mentioned he might need some type of heart surgery. The thing is, none of the doctors really explained what type of heart surgery he could need. He’s 67 and has high blood pressure, but he’s been doing okay until now, ya know? They did a bunch of tests, like an echocardiogram and some EKGs, but I feel like they just threw out that term “type of heart surgery” without really giving us any details. He was always active before and this whole situation is making me super anxious. Like, why isn’t there more info on what specific type of heart surgery he might require? I just want to understand if it’s something major or if it could be more routine. I guess I’m hoping someone here has been through this or knows more about types of heart surgery? What are the common types out there, and how serious are they? Any insight would help, I'm just trying to wrap my head around all this.
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