<p>The <a href="http://heart.stonybrookmedicine.edu/" target="_blank">Stony Brook Heart Institute</a> offers a range of patient education opportunities on campus, in the community, and on its website, where you can find information on heart disease and conditions, tests, and treatments and procedures. Our <em>Patient Guide to Cardiac Surgery</em> has been prepared especially for patients who have heart surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital. Here the individual sections of it are provided to you:</p>
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<li><span><a title="Welcome" href="/sites/default/files/neofiles/Welcome.pdf">Welcome</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Welcome" href="/sites/default/files/neofiles/Your_Cardiothoracic_Surgery_Team_0.pdf">Your Cardiothoracic Surgery Team</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="About Your Heart Surgery" href="/sites/default/files/neofiles/About_Your_Heart_Surgery.pdf">About Your Heart Surgery</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Planning for Your Surgery" href="/sites/default/files/Planning_for_Your_Surgery.pdf">Planning for Your Surgery</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Cardiac Anesthesia" href="/sites/default/files/Cardiac_Anesthesia.pdf">Cardiac Anesthesia</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Your Care After Surgery" href="/sites/default/files/Your_Care_After_Surgery.pdf">Your Care after Surgery</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Managing Pain" href="/sites/default/files/Managing_Pain.pdf">Managing Pain</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Discharge Information" href="/sites/default/files/Discharge_Information.pdf">Discharge Information</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Information for Family and Friends" href="/sites/default/files/Information_for_Family_and_Friends.pdf">Information for Family and Friends</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Educational Materials" href="/sites/default/files/Educational_Materials.pdf">Educational Materials</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Helpful Telephone Numbers" href="/sites/default/files/Helpful_Telephone_Numbers.pdf">Helpful Telephone Numbers</a></span></li>
<li><span><a title="Glossary of Terms" href="/sites/default/files/Glossary_of_Terms.pdf">Glossary of Terms</a></span></li>
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