Repair choices include: Balloon dilation or valvuloplasty ... This is surgery to remove scar tissue from the pulmonary valve leaflets. This lets the valve open as it should. Valvectomy. This is ...

Pulmonary atresia is an abnormal development of the pulmonary valve. Without repair, the heart can’t pump oxygenated blood to the body and can’t support life. Your child will get special care in the ...

unmc.edu Background Main pulmonary artery (MPA) dilation is reported to occur in association with pulmonary valve (PV) abnormalities and in genetic diseases of connective tissue. Aim To determine ...

Dr. Callistus Ditah has been named assistant professor of surgery at Upstate Medical University. Dr. Ditah most recently worked at the University of Washington—Seattle Hospital, where he served as ...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease where there is scarring of the lungs—called fibrosis—which makes it difficult to breathe. This is because the scarring causes the tissues in the lungs to get thick and ...

If you, or a loved one, suffers with a chronic lung disease, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis, there is hope for rebuilding strength and enjoying a more full and ...

U.S. approval of an expanded indication for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients without symptoms is among the ...

Now that your condition has been stabilized, it is time for you take stock of what has happened, why it might have happened, what you can do to help yourself recover fully, and what you should do to ...