Background A 67-year-old man was admitted to a coronary care unit for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with complicating acute heart failure. Severe mitral regurgitation was detected by ...
At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...
Edwards Lifesciences has claimed an FDA approval for its Sapien M3 transcatheter mitral valve replacement system—marking the agency’s first in this type of implant that takes a potentiall | The ...
Within the last 24 months, I have financial relationship(s) or affiliation(s) with a manufacturer, marketer, reseller, or distributor of a healthcare product or service involved in the management of ...
A 65-year-old woman was admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a method of choice for gallbladder diseases. Symptoms of gallstones are similar to angina pectoris, especially in right coronary ...
Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...
At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...