enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcatheter_aortic_valve...

   Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is the implantation of the aortic valve of the heart through the blood vessels without actual removal of the native valve (as opposed to the aortic valve replacement by open heart surgery, surgical aortic valve replacement, AVR). The first TAVI was performed on 16 April 2002 by Alain Cribier, which ...

3. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medication-related_osteo...

   good. Frequency. 0.2% for those on biphosphonate type drugs >4 years. Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MON, MRONJ) is progressive death of the jawbone in a person exposed to a medication known to increase the risk of disease, in the absence of a previous radiation treatment.

4. Senile osteoporosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senile_osteoporosis

   While senile osteoporosis is categorized as an involuntary, Type II, and primary osteoporosis, which affects both men and women over the age of 70 years. It is accompanied by vitamin D deficiency, body's failure to absorb calcium, and increased parathyroid hormone. [2][3] Research over the years has shown that senile osteoporosis is the product ...

5. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_valve_replacement

   Aortic valve replacement is a cardiac surgery procedure whereby a failing aortic valve is replaced with an artificial heart valve. The aortic valve may need to be replaced because of aortic regurgitation (back flow), or if the valve is narrowed by stenosis. Current methods for aortic valve replacement include open-heart surgery, minimally ...

6. Osteoporosis - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteoporosis

   The risk of having osteoporosis includes age and sex. Risk factors include both nonmodifiable (for example, age and some medications that may be necessary to treat a different condition) and modifiable (for example, alcohol use, smoking, vitamin deficiency). In addition, osteoporosis is a recognized complication of specific diseases and disorders.

7. Here's an Easy Way to Lower Your Risk of Osteoporosis

   www.aol.com/study-reveals-easy-way-lower...

   Osteoporosis impacts almost 20% of women and 5% of men ages 50 and up, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making it a concern for many. Now, a study suggests that working ...