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21. Osteoporosis
(Osteoporosis)
... your stomach or a bypass of part of the intestine limits the amount of surface area available to absorb nutrients, including calcium. Steroids and other medications Long-term use of corticosteroid ...
22. Osteomalacia
(Osteomalacia)
... stomach (gastrectomy) can cause osteomalacia because your stomach breaks down foods to release vitamin D and other minerals, which are absorbed in your intestines. Surgery to remove or bypass your small ...
23. Obesity
(Obesity)
... surgeries include: Gastric bypass surgery. This is the favored weight-loss surgery in the United States because it has shown relatively good long-term results. In gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y gastric ...
24. Myocardial ischemia
(Myocardial ischemia)
... a procedure to open blocked arteries or coronary artery bypass surgery. Making heart-healthy lifestyle choices is important in treating and preventing myocardial ischemia. Some people who have myocardial ...
25. Heart attack
(Heart attack )
...  Coronary artery bypass surgery. In some cases, doctors may perform emergency bypass surgery at the time of a heart attack. Usually, your doctor may suggest that you have bypass surgery after ...
26. Mitral valve prolapse
(Mitral valve prolapse)
... look at your heart arteries to determine if you need coronary artery bypass at the same time as your valve surgery. Pressures in the heart's chambers may be measured, particularly if there is any concern ...
27. Intestinal ischemia
(Intestinal ischemia)
... the dead tissue. Or, you may need surgery to bypass a blockage in one of your intestinal arteries. Acute mesenteric artery ischemia  Surgery may be necessary to remove a blood clot, to bypass an ...
28. Atrial fibrillation
(Atrial fibrillation)
... open-heart surgery, it's generally reserved for people who don't respond to other treatments or when it can be done during other necessary heart surgery, such as coronary artery bypass surgery or heart ...
29. Atelectasis
(Atelectasis)
... cause some degree of collapse of the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs. It is particularly prominent after heart bypass surgery. A blockage in your air passages (bronchial tubes) can cause obstructive ...
30. Takayasu's arteritis
(Takayasu's arteritis)
... severely narrowed or blocked, surgery may be necessary to open or bypass these arteries to allow an uninterrupted flow of blood. Often, this helps to improve symptoms such as high blood pressure and chest ...
31. Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation)
(Brain AVM (arteriovenous malformation))
... brain tissue. Reduced oxygen to brain tissue. With an AVM, blood bypasses the network of capillaries and flows directly from arteries to veins. Blood rushes quickly through the altered path because it ...
32. Arteriovenous-fistula
(Arteriovenous fistula)
... from your capillaries to tissues in your body. With an arteriovenous fistula, blood flows directly from an artery into a vein, bypassing some capillaries. When this happens, tissues below the bypassed ...
33. Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis
(Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis)
... carotid endarterectomy. Thrombolytic therapy. If you have an artery that's blocked by a blood clot, your doctor may use a clot-dissolving drug to break it apart. Bypass surgery. Your doctor may create ...
34. Heart arrhythmias
(Heart arrhythmias)
... removing the aneurysm that's causing your arrhythmia. By removing the source of the abnormal impulses, the arrhythmia often can be eliminated. Coronary bypass surgery. If you have severe coronary artery ...
35. Obstructive sleep apnea
(Obstructive sleep apnea)
... tube through which you breathe. You keep the opening covered during the day. But at night you uncover it to allow air to pass in and out of your lungs, bypassing the blocked air passage in your throat. ...
36. Sleep apnea
(Sleep apnea)
... covered during the day. But at night you uncover it to allow air to pass in and out of your lungs, bypassing the blocked air passage in your throat. Other types of surgery may help reduce snoring and ...
37. Coarctation of the aorta
(Coarctation of the aorta)
... While a baby is still in the womb, the ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel connecting the left pulmonary artery to the aorta, allowing blood to bypass the lungs. Shortly after birth, the ductus arteriosus ...
38. Coronary angiogram
(Coronary angiogram)
...  Pinpoint where blockages are located in your blood vessels Show how much blood flow is blocked through your blood vessels Check the results of previous coronary bypass surgery Check the blood flow ...
39. Angina
(Angina)
... angioplasty and stenting, or coronary bypass surgery. The goals of treatment are to reduce the frequency and severity of your symptoms and to lower your risk of heart attack and death. However, if you ...
40. Vitamin deficiency anemia
(Vitamin deficiency anemia)
... or celiac disease, or those who have had a large part of the small intestine surgically removed or bypassed, may have difficulty absorbing folate or its synthetic form, folic acid. Alcohol decreases absorption ...
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