On February 2, 2004, MeritCare Health System hosted a live, surgical webcast of a bypass surgery on a beating heart. The surgery took place at MeritCare in Fargo, N.D., and is available for viewing by the public anywhere in the world. The webcast gives the general public a rare glimpse inside the operating room to view surgery on a beating heart.
Imagine bypass surgery on a beating heart - imagine this revolutionary, highly technical surgery being performed in Fargo, N.D. It happens every day at
MeritCare Medical Center.
At MeritCare Heart Center, our goal is to provide high-quality, cost-effective heart services to the people of the region. Cardiovascular care at MeritCare is managed by six interdisciplinary teams whose goal is to monitor practice, manage the rapidly changing health care environment and ensure optimal care is provided to all who seek treatment at MeritCare.
MeritCare Heart Bypass Procedures
| | Off-Pump Beating Heart | On-Pump |
| 2003 | 402 | 81 |
| 2002 | 337 | 133 |
| 2001 | 149 | 319 |
| 2000 | 23 | 452 |
*Includes coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) only for Drs. Newman, Damle and Burdine. Does not include heart valve procedures.
* 2000 stats also include procedures by Drs. Molly McAfee and Robert Hieb.
With today's technology, all arteries on the heart can be bypassed off-pump. Beating heart bypass may be ideal for certain people who are at high risk for
complications.
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