BRADLEY LISTED IN FAIR CONDITION FOLLOWING OPEN-HEART SURGERY.Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer Former Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Mayor Tom Bradley Noun 1. Tom Bradley - United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998) Bradley, Thomas Bradley underwent successful open-heart surgery open-heart surgery Any surgical procedure opening the heart and exposing one or more of its chambers, most often to repair valve disease or correct congenital heart malformations (see congenital heart disease). Wednesday to correct a blockage that led to a heart attack two weeks earlier. Bradley, 78, was listed in fair condition Wednesday following the triple bypass, said Sheri Inouye, a spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Los Angeles. ``The surgery went well,'' Inouye said. During the operation, Bradley's cardiac functioning improved, she added. A team of cardiac surgeons transplanted blood vessels Blood vessels Tubular channels for blood transport, of which there are three principal types: arteries, capillaries, and veins. Only the larger arteries and veins in the body bear distinct names. to bypass obstructions in some of Bradley's arteries, a procedure that increases blood flow to the heart. Bradley had been treated with medication since he was stricken March 20, but his condition didn't improve to his doctor's satisfaction. ``They found his medication regimen did not provide sufficient cardiac output cardiac output n. Abbr. CO The volume of blood pumped from the right or left ventricle in one minute. It is equal to the stroke volume multiplied by the heart rate. , blood flow,'' Inouye said. ``Cardiologists determined that surgery was the best course of action.'' Physicians haven't determined when Bradley will be well enough to go home, Inouye added. Bradley presided over the nation's second-largest city for 20 years, the only African-American mayor of Los Angeles. He left office in 1993. |
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