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What is Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting (EVH)?

Who requires Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting (EVH)? The patients who are suffering from coronary heart disease as their coronary arteries are not amenable to angioplasty. For most CABG operations, the common conduit for bypassing the coronary artery is still the Great Shapenous Veins harvested from the patients' own limbs. How is EVH different from Conventional Procedure? Conventional Procedure - In the majority of CABG operations, one artery (Left Internal mammary artery) and rest other venous grafts

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Heart Transplant – Frequently Asked Questions

A heart transplant is usually recommended to patients where other treatment options like medication and surgeries have failed to improve the functioning of the heart. The process in which a diseased heart is replaced by a healthy heart is called heart transplant. Today, with advanced medical technology it is possible to successfully do a heart transplant without any complications. The chances of survival are high; however only if the surgery is performed at one of the best heart transplant hospitals like Ma

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Who Are the Right Candidates for ECMO?

With the advancements in technology, the medical arena has also marched ahead with its high-end tools and new inventions treating the most challenging health situations ever. ECMO is one such invention which has the capability to provide life support to a critical patient. It is being used for treating adults and children facing cardiac and respiratory failure. ECMO - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a high-end technology used for rescuing the patients suffering from heart and lung failure. The mac

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Ensuring Healthy Heartbeats!

With increasing lifestyle problems, Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) have emerged as a leading cause of mortality worldwide followed by cancer. Studies have estimated that Cardiovascular Diseases will account for one-third of all deaths in India by 2020. Who is at a higher risk? A recent Delhi and NCR survey showed that most patients suffering from heart diseases fall in the age group of 25 and 45. Around 38% of men in this age group have alarmingly high cholesterol, which is one of the key risk factors

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