Also called a cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CBM ... and restart the heart. A heart-lung machine temporarily performs the work of the heart (pumping blood) and lungs (oxygenating blood).

For these types of surgery, a heart-lung bypass machine is not needed ... Most people are able to return to work within 1 to 2 months after surgery. Not everyone with coronary artery disease needs ...

The doctor will connect you to a heart-lung bypass machine. It adds oxygen to your blood and moves ... Your doctor may recommend that you work with a nurse, a dietitian, and a physical therapist to ...

A Norwegian Royal Air Force F-16 was pressed into high-speed cargo hauling to help save a dying patient's life with a special heart-lung bypass machine. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military ...

He added “I am aware the whole operation was a shot in the dark, it was my last chance” Bennett had been connected for months to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep him alive since he was not ...

When you have a bypass ... is minimally invasive heart surgery which uses smaller incisions. Minimally invasive surgery may avoid placing the patient on a heart-lung machine, and may be done ...