“off-pump” bypass surgery has not reduced the incidence of cognitive impairment. The theory that has the most traction today is that the manipulation of the heart and aorta can generate ...

Extra-anatomic ascending aorta-descending aorta bypass grafting through a sternotomy is an alternative approach for this problem. METHODS: Since 1985, 19 patients aged 2 months to 18 years (mean ...

The goal of coronary artery bypass ... the aorta, which carries oxygenated blood throughout the body. If one or more of the coronary arteries develops a blockage it prevents your heart from getting ...

The nutcracker phenomenon results from a rare anatomic abnormality where the left renal vein (LRV) is compressed by the aorta and superior mesenteric artery. Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is defined by ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has increased its coverage for open heart surgeries to almost P1 million and also launched a new benefit package for heart valve repair and ...