Life After Transcatheter Potts Shunt: Recovery and Benefits Battling severe pulmonary arterial hypertension is serious, and as technology advances, the transcatheter potts shunt has become very important. This innovative procedure helps create a direct pathway between...
Feeling breathless after taking a relaxing walk or while sitting is a worrying sign especially when one hasn’t performed any acts of physical exertion that would lead to such a feeling. It is your body’s way of triggering warning signs that something is...
Aneurysms pose significant health risks if left untreated. The conventional treatment was open surgery, but advancements in medicine introduced a minimally invasive alternative, endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR). This procedure is more acceptable because of the...
Pleurisy [also known as pleuritis] refers to the inflammation of the pleura — the thin membranes surrounding the lungs and lining the chest cavity. When you have a swollen pleura, they rub against each other — as opposed to gliding smoothly (in its normal state) —...
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is a surgical procedure that is performed to remove blood clots of pulmonary arteries in the lungs of patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). This condition arises from long-standing or...
Ever since the first cardiac transplantation was performed 57 years ago, cardiac transplantation has been a beacon of hope to patients all over the world. Over the decades, the effectiveness of these procedures has improved significantly. Today, heart transplantation...
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