A restrictive cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) are abnormally rigid and lack the flexibility to expand as the ventricles fill with blood.
When muscular, fascial, spinal, rib, or sternal components are the cause of restriction of lung capacity, the patient may benefit from physical therapy that can improve mechanics and lower the pain factor, thus improving quality of life in spite of the underlying disease process. Show moreView ...
Oxygen Therapy Restrictive lung disease automatically limits the amount of oxygen flowing through the blood to the organs, muscles and other tissues of the body. This treatment helps provide extra amount of oxygen for inhalation by pumping oxygen from a portable tank through a tube to either a ma...
14 Porosity appears to be crucial since it allows the microvessels that form in the neoadventitia to connect with the vasculature outside the stent allowing a fully integrated blood flow to the graft. This nonporous stent, by preventing this connection, effectively negates the positive effect of...