Angina After Valve Repair: A Review of the Causes and Treatment Options
Angina is a common heart condition that affects over ten million people in the United States. The major cause is reduced supply of blood oxygen to the …
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Pediatric Cardiac Ablation: Learn About This Procedure for Children
Pediatric cardiac ablation is the process in which damaged tissue is destroyed using a catheter. This procedure is carried out using the traditional …
Continue ReadingOverview of Cardiac Ablation Recovery
Cardiac ablation is a procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm. Cardiac ablation recovery consists of a short hospital stay, followed by …
Continue ReadingCardiac Catheter Procedure - An Overview
What is a cardiac catheter procedure? Here we will provide a detailed overview of this procedure.
Continue ReadingWhat to Expect After Cardiac Ablation: Results, Complications and Recovery Time
Cardiac ablation is a procedure where a catheter is inserted into the heart to correct irregular heart rhythms. What to expect after cardiac ablation? …
Continue ReadingTricuspid Valve Repair Surgery
The tricuspid valve directs blood flow in the heart from the atrium to the ventricle. It can become diseased or damaged with age. Tricuspid valve …
Continue ReadingVascular Surgery Procedures in Operating Rooms: What Should You Expect from Your Surgery?
Learn more about common vascular surgery procedures in operating rooms. This particular article concentrates on those procedures that are not …
Continue ReadingEndoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Techniques and Advantages
Treatment of blocked coronary arteries to prevent heart failure has gone a long way from traditional open chest surgery. Learn how this is done …
Continue ReadingComplications of Mitral Valve Replacement
Heart failure often develops in patients with severe defects in their mitral valves. This necessitates either valve repair or replacement when …
Continue ReadingMinimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair: Benefits & Risks
When the mitral valve is diseased signs and symptoms appear and these eventually lead to heart failure. Find out how minimally invasive mitral valve …
Continue ReadingHow Is a Pacemaker Installed?
How is a pacemaker installed? It may surprise you to learn the answer. You may think that it is a major surgery that takes hours and hours. What you …
Continue ReadingInformation regarding the risks of angioplasty which can occur during the angioplasty procedure, recovery, and post recovery of a stent placement through angioplasty
The risks of angioplasty show that any medical procedure carries a certain amount of uncertainty. However, with improvements in science and patient …
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