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Heart Failure - Surgery

People who have heart failure may have surgery to:

Open clogged arteries. Coronary artery bypass surgery or angioplasty may help some people who have heart failure with chest pain (angina) or who have had a heart attack.
Fix problems that cause heart failure, such as damaged valves.
Get a new heart. You have to meet certain conditions to get a heart transplant. But you may be able to have one if you have very bad, life-limiting symptoms.

Surgery Choices

Heart transplant
Surgery to get a pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), or ventricular assist devices (VADs). For more information, see Other Treatment.
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Angioplasty

For more information on bypass surgery and angioplasty, see the topic Coronary Artery Disease.

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Last Updated: December 15, 2010

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