Transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a failing organ or tissue is replaced with a healthy one from a donor, either a living donor or a deceased donor. In cardiovascular medicine, the most important form is heart transplantation. Heart transplantation is the definitive treatment for end-stage heart failure that cannot be managed with medical … Read more
A minimally invasive procedure to repair a damaged or diseased aortic valve. A catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin and threaded to the heart. A balloon at the end of the catheter, with a replacement valve folded around it, delivers the new valve to take the place of the old. Also called … Read more
A transcatheter intervention is any procedure carried out through a catheter (a thin, flexible tube) inserted into the body via a small puncture in a blood vessel, rather than through open surgery. The catheter is guided to the target site under imaging guidance, and the therapeutic action (such as balloon inflation, stent deployment, valve repair, … Read more