Two percutaneous heart valve procedures have been introduced recently, the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) and the mitral clip, both still investigational devices. One promises a solution to a very difficult problem, the other doesn’t. TAVI is presently researched for select patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve opening) who are not candidates for surgery and …
Trans catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
There are many patients with severe aortic stenosis and coexisting conditions who are not candidates for surgical replacement of the aortic valve. For those patients trans-catheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) may be an option. Once severe aortic stenosis is diagnosed, a less than 50% survival rate in the first 2 years after symptoms appear is projected. Traditional Aortic valve replacement …
Will laughing too hard cause heart health problems?
Q: My mother had a minor heart attack over ten years ago. She has been on medication since then but overall she is quite healthy. Whenever we talk on the phone, we laugh so hard together. I came across an article saying that laughing hard will do harm to people who have heart disease. Is that true? Will laughing hard …