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2. Aortic valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Transesophageal echocardiogram (an ultrasound of the heart done through the esophagus) can be used to verify that the new valve is functioning properly. Pacing wires are usually put in place, so that the heart can be manually controlled should any complications arise after surgery. Drainage tubes are also inserted, to drain fluids from the chest.

3. Restenosis - Wikipedia

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   Rates of restenosis differ between devices (e.g., stent-grafts, balloon angioplasty, etc.) and location of procedure (i.e., centrally located in the heart, such as the coronary artery, or in peripheral vessels such as the popliteal artery in the leg, the pudendal artery in the pelvis, or the carotid artery in the neck). [citation needed]

4. Instantaneous wave-free ratio - Wikipedia

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   The instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR, sometimes referred to as the instant wave-free ratio or instant flow reserve) is a diagnostic tool used to assess whether a stenosis is causing a limitation of blood flow in coronary arteries with subsequent ischemia. iFR is performed during cardiac catheterisation (angiography) using invasive coronary pressure wires which are placed in the coronary ...

5. After President Clinton's Surgery, a Primer on Stents - AOL

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   Former President Bill Clinton, 63, who had two stents put into a native coronary artery in his heart on Thursday, was undergoing what's become a common proceudre to clear plaque buildup after ...

6. Coronary stent - Wikipedia

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   A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, to keep the arteries open in patients suffering from coronary heart disease. The vast majority of stents used in modern interventional cardiology are drug-eluting stents (DES). They are used in a medical procedure called percutaneous ...

7. New stents for infants mean kids could avoid series of open ...

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   The FDA recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children, a device that could help kids born with certain congenital heart defects avoid a series of open heart ...

8. Bioresorbable stent - Wikipedia

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   A bioresorbable stent is a tube-like device that is used to open and widen clogged heart arteries and then dissolves or is absorbed by the body. It is made from a material that can release a drug to prevent scar tissue growth. It can also restore normal vessel function and avoid long-term complications of metal stents. [1] [2]

9. What’s the Difference Between a Normal and Dangerous Heart Rate?

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   However, oftentimes lower heart rates can be totally normal, and a well-trained athlete can have a normal heart rate in the 50s or as low as 40 without any cause for concern, he notes.