Who is it for? Bioabsorbable Vascular Scaffolds (BVS) are made from synthetic polymers that have been specifically produced for safe use in the human body. Many patients who are eligible for the regular cardiac stent are also eligible for the new BVS technology. Until...
What is it? A heart screening a.k.a. cardiac screening is a diagnostic test that is used to detect and evaluate any underlying heart diseases or conditions. It is often deployed as a preventive measure to easily counter any complications before it worsens and causes...
About Your Heart The human heart has four valves and the aortic valve is one of them. The aorta is the main artery carrying blood out of the heart. (When blood leaves the heart, it flows through the aortic valve, into the aorta.) TAVI: Who is it for? Transcatheter...
Who is it for? Cardiac stenting, or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is recommended for people who suffer from narrow or blocked coronary arteries as a result of coronary artery disease (CAD). It is also used as an emergency treatment for heart attack cases...
Who is it for? MitraClip Therapy is a form of minimally invasive surgery/procedure which is used to treat patients suffering from Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) with Severe Mitral Regurgitation (MR). What is Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)? The mitral valve is one of four...
The chest pain a person feels 24 hours before a heart attack may actually save his/her life. Up to 40 per cent of heart attack patients experience chest pain, which is also known as pre-infraction angina. According to the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation (MHIF),...