Bypass surgery - a review
A summary of important information by the Texas Heart Institute

Bypass surgery
An overview of bypass surgery - site contains several pictures and graphs.

After bypass surgery - a pamphlet for patients
A patient pamphlet from Johns Hopkins University

Bypass vs. angioplasty in patients with diabetes
New data suggests diabetics do better with surgery.

Second bypass operations
A discussion of the implications of having a second bypass operation

Pump Head - cognitive deficits after bypass surgery
A recent study suggests that mental deterioration after heart surgery is both more common and more persistent than previously realized.

Post-operative depression
Post-open heart (and post heart attack) depression is prevalent, and dangerous if untreated. Unfortunately, it is likely to be confused with "pump head," and missed.