About The Heart How The Heart Works A healthy heart beats approximately 100,000 times a day and pumps about five quarts of blood each minute, or 75 gallons (284 liters)
Abdominal aorta
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) The aorta is one of the body’s main arteries. Starting at the heart, it goes down through the chest and abdomen, branching off into several smaller
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
I – Location of the thoracic aorta The aorta has two segments, one in the rib cage, called the thoracic aorta, and another in the abdomen, called the abdominal aorta.
Carotid stenosis
Defining carotid stenosis The internal carotid is an artery located in the neck (Figure 1). It extends upwards to the brain, supplying it with the oxygen it needs to function
Atherosclerosis
I – Defining atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is the loss of artery compliance due to sclerosis, the latter caused by a build-up of fatty materials (mainly the « bad » cholesterol, LDL)
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms
I – Defining thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in an artery that increases the artery’s diameter to over twice its normal size. Aneurysms can affect
How Mitral Valve Clip Treatment is Different
The mitral valve clip device is attached directly to your mitral valve, without opening your chest. To access the mitral valve, a thin and flexible long tube called a catheter
