Posts Tagged ‘surgery’


    The Risks of the Maze Procedure

    By on Monday, March 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments

    A lot of people misunderstand the causes and potential side effects of atrial fibrillation (commonly known as Afib). Even among those who have coped with the disorder for years, there is a mistaken belief that the condition is harmless. In reality, it is not. It can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other consequences. To [...]

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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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    New Stem Cell Tests Show Promise For Heart Patients

    By on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | 17 Comments

      A promising new heart therapy involving injecting stem cells from persons with severe heart disease back into their diseased hearts is being tested and has shown promising results. When the stem cells are injected into the damaged hearts,the heart patients have shown marked improvement. The trial tests, being conducted by Baxter Laboratories and researchers [...]

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    Atrial Fibrillation–What It Is And How To Deal With It

    By on Friday, October 16th, 2009 | 11 Comments

    To understand what atrial fibrillation is we first have to understand what is happening with a healthy heart. Though the heart is a complicated organ with a very serious job to do, we can picture the heart quite simply picture two sets of paired chambers, one larger pair sits on top of the lower, smaller [...]

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