INTRODUCTION Carcinoid heart disease, also known as Hedinger syndrome, is rare affecting at least 20% of patients with carcinoid syndrome. It is considered as a result of high circulating hormone ...

Mitral valvulotomy undoubtedly reduces this danger greatly, but cannot eliminate it as long as the atria continue to fibrillate. The same protocol for the use of quinidine may be used as has been ...

IT has been suggested 1,2 that severe pulmonary changes, supposedly irreversible, in patients with mitral stenosis would preclude beneficial results from valvulotomy. Recent publications from this ...

Cardiac Valvulotome Market is valued at US$ 108.8 Mn in 2023, and it is expected to reach US$ 152.0 Mn by 2031, with a CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period of 2024-2031. InsightAce Analytic Pvt ...

Valvulotomy of the vein is then done, usually from the crossover point to the midfoot. Multiple stents are placed in the vein from the level of the calcaneus to the arteriovenous crossover point, and ...

How a doctor learnt to innovate when a 73-year-old with simple jaw pain was found to have advanced head and neck cancer We planned “commando operation”, which involved the removal of the jaw and neck ...

Chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI), also known as critical limb ischaemia, is a severe blockage in the arteries of the lower extremities. It is an advanced stage of peripheral arterial disease.

She had a Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt palliation at the age of 4 and complete tetralogy of Fallot repair with infundibulectomy, direct ventricular septal defect closure, and pulmonary valve balloon ...

CARBONDALE — Physicians and staff of Southern Illinois Healthcare Prairie Heart Institute and Memorial Hospital of Carbondale are celebrating a milestone in cardiac care. They have performed ...

Skagen, K., Hansen, J.F. and Olesen, K.H. (1978) Closed Mitral Valvulotomy after the Age of Fifty. Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 12, 85-89.