Karrie Strangeway's son George, was diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta when he was just a 26-days-old. This is a heart ...

A Doncaster grandad is taking on a gruelling challenge – to support his grandson born with a congenital heart disease ...

Hernia surgery repairs a condition in which internal organs or tissues protrude through abdominal muscles—usually in the lower abdomen or near the groin. On the day of your treatment, you’ll need ...

Gastric bypass surgery is typically performed by a bariatric surgeon in a hospital under general anesthesia. The procedure takes under two hours, and the hospital stay is two to three days. Below is ...

Overriding aorta: The aorta, which is the artery that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body ... After birth, tests for TOF may include: All children with tetralogy of Fallot need surgery. Most ...

Heart surgery at 6 days old brings challenges for the baby and parents ... They were a normal part of the healing process.” Surgical repair of a hypoplastic aortic arch, coarctation of the aorta and ...

and age on the distensibility of the ascending and descending aortas in patients with aortic coarctation. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted at two university medical ...

by surgery in 83% (690/834) and angioplasty/stenting in 17% (144/834). Survival was compared with an age- and gender matched normal population. Other outcomes included arch reintervention, aortic ...

To test this hypothesis, we studied adults with repaired COA without significant residual COA (COA mean gradient ≤20 mm Hg) or left-sided valve disease (mitral mean gradient ≤5 mm Hg, aortic mean ...

In contrast, Benin’s access to ascending aorta surgery has long been constrained by inadequate technical infrastructure and limited opportunities for medical evacuation to specialized centers.