Endovascular grafting is a minimally invasive method for treating aortic aneurysms, which are weak bulging spots on the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body. If an aortic aneurysm enlarges and ruptures, it usually causes fatal internal bleeding. In endovascular grafting, catheters are...
An electrocardiogram, commonly abbreviated as EKG or ECG, is a noninvasive procedure that records electrical waves in the heart. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), an ECG sends an electrical impulse (or wave) that travels through the heart. The wave causes the heart muscle to...
Alcohol septal ablation, also commonly called percutaneous transluminal septal myocardial ablation, is a nonsurgical procedure for treating hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (thick walls in the left ventricle of the heart), according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
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Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultra-high-frequency sound waves to record cardiac structures and blood flow velocities within the heart; this procedure is primarily performed on adult patients and is also referred to as adult TTE. During TTE...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) are congenital heart defects that sometimes require surgical intervention. An ASD is a hole in the wall or septum that separates the two upper chambers of the heart, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The hole,...
