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2. Medicare and varicose vein treatment: Is it covered? - AOL

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   Endovenous ablation. According to Medicare, the average total cost of endovenous ablation of a vein in an ambulatory surgical center is $1,814. The individual would be responsible for paying $362 ...

3. Catheter ablation - Wikipedia

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   Catheter ablation is a procedure that uses radio-frequency energy or other sources to terminate or modify a faulty electrical pathway from sections of the heart of those who are prone to developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

4. Cardioversion - Wikipedia

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   Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs. Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle , restoring the activity of the ...

5. Interventional cardiology - Wikipedia

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   An alternative to open heart surgery, percutaneous valve repair is performed on the mitral valve using the MONARC system or MitraClip system [7] Coronary thrombectomy Coronary thrombectomy involves the removal of a thrombus (blood clot) from the coronary arteries. [8] Open heart surgery of the heart is performed by a cardiothoracic surgeon ...

6. Abbott's heart valve repair device gains US FDA approval - AOL

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   By Puyaan Singh (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its heart valve repair device for patients with a potentially fatal heart disease, just months after rival ...

7. Heart valve repair - Wikipedia

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   Mitral valve repair is mainly used to treat stenosis (narrowing) or regurgitation (leakage) of the mitral valve. [citation needed] A mitral balloon valvuloplasty enlarges the valve opening to allow greater oxygenated blood flow into the left ventricle, and since severe mitral regurgitation can be a major complication, degrees of stenosis, regurgitation, and valve anatomical features are taken ...

8. Björk–Shiley valve - Wikipedia

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   Björk–Shiley valve, as depicted in patent #US003824629. The Björk–Shiley valve is a mechanical artificial heart valve. The valve was co-invented by American engineer Donald Shiley and Swedish heart surgeon Viking Björk. Beginning in 1971, it has been used to replace aortic valves and mitral valves. It was the first successful tilting ...

9. Man Breaks Woman’s Teeth with Gun During Robbery ... - AOL

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   A California man has been arrested for a series of alleged violent robberies — including one where he shoved a gun inside a woman’s mouth and broke her teeth, according to authorities.