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Archive for the Category ‘Heart Surgery’

Is Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Available In Asia?

Is Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Available In Asia?

I am from the Philippines and I have a friend who is a candidate for mitral valve repair, she is looking for options other than the traditional heart surgery incision, made down the sternum which is more painful and takes really long to heal. There is a Robotically-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair in the US, which [...]

October 11, 2009 | Posted in Heart Surgery | Read More »

Heart Surgery?

Heart Surgery?

I just found out my dad has to have emergency heart surgery. A few years ago he had a triple or quad by-pass, forgot which. Well, today, found out he is only pumping 50% of the blood he needs through his heart, and that his heart is damaged. I don’t have more details than that…what [...]

September 21, 2009 | Posted in Heart Surgery | Read More »