Atrial septal defect is a type of congenital heart disease, which means a person is born with it. People with ASD have an abnormal opening in the dividing wall between the upper filling chambers of the heart, or the atria. In most cases, ASDs are diagnosed and treated successfully with few or no complications.
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina, or chest pain. Angina can be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn. Angina may also be felt in the shoulders, arms, neck, throat, jaw, or back. Some other symptoms of coronary artery disease include:
Electrophysiology Study (EP test or EP study) is a minimally invasive procedure which tests the electrical conduction system of the heart to assess the electrical activity and conduction pathways of the heart. The study is indicated to investigate the cause, location of origin, and best treatment for various abnormal heart rhythms. This type of study is performed by an electro physiologist and using a single or multiple catheters situated within the heart through a vein or artery.
The ductus arteriosus is a normal blood vessel in a fetus that diverts blood flow away from the lungs. The DA usually closes on its own shortly after birth because the newborn can breathe on his or her own. If the DA doesn’t close, this is called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),which can result in too much blood flow to a newborn’s lungs. PDA is common in premature babies.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. The most common symptom of coronary artery disease is angina, or chest pain. Angina can be described as a discomfort, heaviness, pressure, aching, burning, fullness, squeezing, or painful feeling in your chest. It can be mistaken for indigestion or heartburn. Angina may also be felt in the shoulders, arms, neck, throat, jaw, or back. Some other symptoms of coronary artery disease include:
(RFA) is a medical procedure where part of the electrical conduction system of the heart, tumor or other dysfunctional tissue is ablated using the heat generated from the high frequency alternating current to treat a medical disorder.
RFA is performed to treat tumors in lung, liver, kidney, bone and (rarely) in other body organs. Once the diagnosis of tumor is confirmed, a needle-like RFA probe is placed inside the tumor. The suitability of a patient to receive RFA is decided by doctors based on multiple factors. RFA can usually be administered as an out-patient procedure, that may at times require a brief hospital stay. RFA may be combined with locally-delivered chemotherapy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (primary liver cancer). The low-level heat (hyperthermia) created by the RFA probe causes heat-sensitive liposomes to release concentrated levels of chemotherapy in the margins around the ablated tissue, which is a method commonly used to treat Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Radiofrequency ablation is also used in pancreatic cancer and bile duct cancer.
Tetralogy of Fallot is a rare, complex congenital heart defect. A congenital heart defect is a problem with the heart’s structure that’s present at birth.
Tetralogy of Fallot involves four heart defects:
A large ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricular hypertrophy
An overriding aorta
Heart is a muscle which pumps blood around the lungs and rest of the body. There are four valves in the heart and the job of each valve is to make sure that blood flows in the correct direction.
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Pulmonary valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is an opening or hole in the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart. This wall is called the ventricular septum. The hole causes oxygen-rich blood to leak from the left side of the heart to the right side. This causes extra work for the right side of the heart, since more blood than necessary is flowing through the right ventricle to the lungs.
