Open aneurysm repair.The part of your aorta where the aneurysm is located is cut out, and an artificial tube called agraftis sewn in its place. If the aneurysm is close to where your aorta attaches to your heart, the valve between them may also be replaced. You'll most likely have thi...
The use of catheter procedures has grown a lot in the past 20 years. They have become the preferred way to repair many simple heart defects, such as: Atrial septal defect. The doctor inserts the catheter through a vein and threads it up into the heart to the septum. The catheter has ...
Now that the talk’s done, I’m letting my “abstract” out into the world, here (link) and at the bottom of this post. I put “abstract” in scare quotes because it’s a short paper with references and figures. The freedom to go big with the abstract is what convinced me to tak...