What is a Nephrologist?
...due to the chronic health conditions that develop simultaneously. Kidney disease can develop from existing health issues like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure. It can also cause...
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What is Insertion of Epicardial Electrodes via Open Incision (e.g., Thoracotomy, Median Sternotomy, and Subxiphoid Approach): Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...them contract. This helps the heart muscles to efficiently pump blood to the lungs and other parts of the body. The techniques involved in pacemaker installation vary, but one of...
What is Pneumothorax?
...of blood returned to the heart, as the blood cannot force its way against the increased pressure from the tension pneumothorax into the vessels running through the chest and back...
What is Hypertensive Retinopathy?
...blood against the artery walls is too high, causing the arteries to stretch, narrow, and become damaged over time. Hypertensive retinopathy occurs when the blood vessels supplying blood to the...
Pradaxa Interactions: Other Medications, Alcohol, and More
...that may be better options for you. If you have a mechanical heart valve: If you’ve had heart valve replacement surgery and you’ve had a mechanical (artificial) heart valve fitted,...
What is Blood Transfusion Follow-Up: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...Disorders of the blood including but not limited to hemophilia, aplastic anemia, thalassemia, liver infection, cancer and kidney disease can affect the production of healthy blood cells or cause the...
What is Pulmonary Artery Embolectomy with or without Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...that carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. In some cases, the presence of an embolus in the pulmonary artery can be a major health issue and can...
Angiography
...other tests Exhibiting abnormalities in a heart stress test Suffering from aortic stenosis Recovering from heart surgery and susceptible to coronary artery disease On the verge of heart failure Have...
What is Septostomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...blood enters the right side of the heart and flows to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Once the blood is oxygenated, it returns to the rest of the body...
What is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...right jugular vein and into the right atrium. The patient’s blood is then drained into a venous reservoir located three to four feet below heart level. The blood is pumped...