...chest Rheumatic fever Endocarditis A previous heart attack Cardiomyopathy, or abnormality in the heart muscle Congenital heart defects, or heart valves that are already damaged at birth Prolonged use of...
...to have urgent treatment in order to prevent heart muscle damage. After a heart attack, cardiac rehabilitation (physical therapy) is important to help the heart regain strength. Prevention Preventing heart...
...access the heart while the patient is under general anesthesia. The surgeon can then use a heart-lung bypass machine, which circulates the blood throughout the body while the heart’s function...
...Heart Defect * Cardiovascular Disease * Minimally Invasive Procedure * Pediatric Cardiology * Heart Surgery * Blood Flow * Oxygenation * Heart Murmur * Heart Failure * Children’s Heart Health...
...heart function. Eventually, a procedure to open the narrowed heart blood vessels with a stent, or even bypass surgery may be needed to prevent a heart attack. Prevention Eating a...
...organs. Severe bleeding Breathing problems Heart attack or stroke Infection Heart rhythm problems Chest pain References: What is heart surgery? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hs. Barbara Woodward Lips...
...skin. It sits close to the heart since it helps regulate the electrical activity and thus the heartbeat. The pacemaker’s main task is to synchronise the heartbeat in case it...
...to close the defect and repair the heart’s functioning. Overview VSD is a congenital heart defect that affects up to one in every 1000 live births. It occurs when...
...small areas of heart tissue in the atria, the upper chambers of the heart. This is done to correct abnormal electrical signals that cause heart rhythm problems, such as atrial...
...faster with fewer complications. TAVR is widely used to treat aortic stenosis in patients who are at high risk for open-heart surgery, such as those with weakened heart muscles, weakened...