open-heart surgery

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open-heart surgery

surgical repair of the heart during which the blood circulation is often maintained mechanically

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Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication for several transcatheter heart valves to include patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (a narrowing of the heart's aortic valve that restricts blood flow to aorta, the body's main artery) who are at low risk for death or major complications associated with open-heart surgery to replace the damaged valves.

FDA expands indication for several transcatheter heart valves to patients at low risk for death or major complications associated with open-heart surgery

In one study, 503 and 497 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at low risk for surgical complications were randomly selected to undergo aortic valve replacement with the Sapien 3 and traditional open-heart surgery, respectively.

Transcatheter Heart Valves Approved for Use in Low-Risk Patients; Approval expanded to patients with severe aortic valve stenosis at low risk for death, major complications

The team includes a consultant cardiologist, cardiologist, anaesthesiologist, intensive care consultant, perfusionist and 10 nursing staff specialised in paediatric open-heart surgery in both the operation room and intensive care unit.

Sharjah hospital launches paediatric open-heart surgery service

Surgical risk, the risk of dying or suffering severe complications as a result of open-heart surgery, is the key factor in the excitement about these findings.

A Game-Changer for Aortic Stenosis: Two ground-breaking studies suggest that transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a safe and effective alternative to open-heart surgery

The programme aims to accelerate open-heart surgery for children who suffer from congenital heart defects.

Successful heart surgery gave hope and happiness to parents in Oman

The procedure the first in the Northeast is part of a clinical trial to replace a leaky mitral valve without open-heart surgery, according to Northwell Health.

New advancement helps patients avoid open-heart surgery

Sidra Medicine performed the first open-heart surgery in its newly opened Heart Centre this month.

Sidra Medicine's first open-heart surgery gives toddler new life

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR (also called TAVI, for transcatheter aortic valve implantation), currently is approved only for patients who cannot have open-heart surgery or for whom it would be risky.

New heart valve treatment allows more to avoid open-heart surgery

Emad Bukhari successfully preformed yesterday an open-heart surgery on a young man in Mukalla City, Yemen, where the medical team changed the patient's enlarged heart valve.

Al-Balsam Medical Team Successfully Performs First Open-Heart Surgery on a Yemeni Youth

Pure Energy Gary Valenciano is doing well after his open-heart surgery.

Angeli Pangilinan assures Gary V is okay after open heart surgery

Arnie, on the mend from open-heart surgery, thanked fans for their get well messages in a 53-second video tweet.

Arnie: I'm good but not great; Star's tweet to fans after heart op

[USA], Apr 3 (ANI): Quoting his famous 'Terminator' catchphrase, Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced he is back on Twitter after undergoing open-heart surgery last week.