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A Hearty Life

April 20th, 2008

Non-invasive heart valve replacement- Wow!

How cool is this? A minimally-invasive transcatheter valve replacement procedure has been developed and tested for patients with congenital heart disease. And guess what? It doesn’t involve open heart surgery.
Many times patients that are born with such congenital heart diseases as right ventricular outflow tract and they face many procedures and surgeries, which usually […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

July 31st, 2006

Hole in Heart Can Cause Migraines

Patent foramen ovale (PFO), an opening between the heart’s two upper (atrial) chambers, has been linked to strokes, decompression sickness, and migraines with auras. Devices that seal this hole in the heart may help severe migraine sufferers; some patients who receive the implant have a 37% reduction in migraine burden - number and length […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 1 comment