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Dr. Carly Leah Lodewyks, MD, MSC is a cardiac surgeon in Baxter, MN specializing in cardiac surgery. She graduated from University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine in 2021 and has 3 years of experience. Dr. Carly Leah Lodewyks, MD, MSC is affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Allina Health and United Hospital.
13205 Isle Drive Suite 100
Baxter, MN 56425
800 E 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:
Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:
Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.
In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.
Dr. Carly Leah Lodewyks, MD, MSC graduated from University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine in 2021. She completed residency at University of Manitoba Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Cardiac surgery and has a state license in Minnesota.
Medical School: University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine (2021)
Residency: University of Manitoba Affiliated Hospitals
Board Certification: Board Certification: Cardiac surgery
Licensed In: Minnesota
Dr. Carly Leah Lodewyks, MD, MSC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
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Dr. Carly Lodewyks, who practices in Minneapolis, MN and Baxter, MN, is a medical specialist in cardiac surgery. Her clinical interests include heart transplant, heart failure, and heart valve disease. She is professionally affiliated with United Hospital and Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Dr. Lodewyks studied medicine at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine. She completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Manitoba.