Archive for the ‘surgery’ Category


    Heart Transplant Experience

    By on Friday, June 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment

      It was slightly more than a year ago when, Lauren Mahoney received a second chance at life. She was diagnosed in 1999 with heart disease: a cardiomyopathy, heart muscle disease in layman s terms and is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle), bringing about dangerous arrhythmias. When [...]

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    Atrial Maze Procedure

    By on Monday, March 8th, 2010 | No Comments

    A surgical method called the maze procedure is used  for treating patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation (Afib). This is a type of arrhythmia. Usually, electrical signals are created by a group of cells known as the sinoatrial node. These signals are distributed throughout the upper and lower chambers of heart (i.e. atria and ventricles, [...]

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