According to Abbott, “Mitral Regurgitation is the most common type of heart valve insufficiency in the United States.” The prefered treatment for mitral regurg is with open heart surgery to replace the insufficient valve. However for many patients, surgery is not an option due to their age, and underlying health conditions. Doctors started to look for a new way to help treat patients with mitral regurg. One that could be performed non invasively, without surgery. Thus the mitraclip was born! To
heart valve disease every year (“US Markets for Heart Valves”, 2007). Out of all of the heart valve diseases, “mitral regurgitation is the second most common valvular heart disease” (Baumgartner et al., 2006). This is due to the fact that the mitral valve experiences the most pressure and blood flow compared to the other valves in the heart (“US Markets for Heart Valves”, 2007). The disease occurs when blood leaks back into the left auricle from the left ventricle, which is caused by the mitral valve
Mitral Valve Prolapse Mitral Valve Prolapse is a common heart valve abnormality and is the cause of mitral regurgitation. The flaps of the valve are “floppy” and don’t close tightly allowing the blood to flow backward in your heart. The affect is that blood can’t move through the heart or to the rest of your body as efficiently, making you feel tired and out of breath. History of Mitral Valve Prolapse The condition was first described by John Brereton Barlow in 1966, a world renowned South African
Every year, thousands people get heart valve replacements for various health reasons. There are multiple options for replacement valves that can generally be put into two categories, mechanical and biological. One of the mechanical options from the 1970s and 1980s was the Bjork-Shiley valve, which became infamous because of the controversy surrounding its stress fracture failures. These failures resulted the death of about 400 people, causing the value to be taken off the market. Using various ethical
Adaptive Response Paper It is necessary that as an advanced practice nurse that we are educated on disorders that exist in today’s society. Our knowledge on numerous disorders, will eventually influence our practice in a positive fashion. Being competent in properly diagnosing individuals and providing the correct treatment plan have a tendency to heighten the individual’s outcome. In this assignment three scenarios will be reviewed. After reviewing each scenario, a diagnosis will be constructed
Congenital Heart Disease Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) have a range of heart conditions, varying from simple "holes in the heart" to complex single-ventricle anatomy. Some patients have undergone palliation or complete surgical repair, whereas others remain with their native heart condition. In all of these situations, echocardiography remains the mainstay of diagnosis for patients with CHD. The following basic principles should be borne in mind in the imaging of patients with
otentially be a candidate for a mitral valve clip. Mitral clip procedure is performed for patients with mitral valve prolapse. The mitral valve has two sail like structures called leaflets. When the heart beats these leaflets should close. Mitral valve prolapse is a condition when one or both of the leaflets don’t close properly when the heart contracts. Mitral valve prolapse restricts blood flow from entering the left ventricle from the left atrium. When this happens, oxygenated blood from the lungs
during its journey through the heart, there are valves between each of the heart's pumping chambers. These valves are the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve, the mitral valve, and the aortic valve. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The pulmonary valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the
Typically with robotic surgeries, there is a lesser need for a blood transfusion (The Cost of Robotic Surgery). According to the mitral valve replacement study, “Mean packed red blood cell transfusion was also lower among patients who underwent robotic assisted mitral valve surgery (5.0 versus 2.8 units, P = 0.04).” (Bush 3). Cases where robotic surgery was performed had less atrial fibrillation and pleural effusion cases which led to a hospital stay
and makes surgery times less. Active research includes “surgical robotics and ultrasound guided intracardiac surgery, myocardial metabolism and myocardial hypertrophy and heart failure, and tissue engineering to stimulate the growth of new tissue to repair congenital defects” at Boston
your body. Although it is no bigger than your fist, your heart has a mighty job of keeping blood flowing through 60,000 miles of blood vessels that feed your organs and tissues” (Watson n.pag.). Any type of damage or restriction to the heart or its valves can reduce pumping. Cardiovascular diseases are examples that cause damage to the heart and blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally, accounting for thirty percent of deaths. Since the heart has such an important
Marfan syndrome is a primarily an autosomal dominant disorder that affects 1 in 5000 people worldwide. Marfan syndrome is connective tissue disorder that results in a mutation in the Fibrillin 1 gene. The life expectancy of an individual with Marfan syndrome is close to normal with early detection, but Marfan syndrome still remains underestimated due in large part to characteristics similarities that are common in general public. This is compounded by the 25 percent of individuals with a new gene
Cryogenics Cryogenics is a largely growing field, relatively innovative in the field of science and research. It deals with freezing temperatures below –150 degrees Celsius (-238 degrees Fahrenheit) using oxygen, helium I, helium II (which are both are chemically identical), and nitrogen. These are cooled to the point of liquidation and used to freeze diverse materials and substances. “At these extreme conditions, such properties of materials as strength, thermal conductivity, ductility and
becoming more and more common in the care field. Robots are now replacing taxi drivers, bartenders, and even help desk workers. Robots intend to do a better job that humans because they are designed to do a specific task. (Lyons ) “The repair rate for mitral valves is only 50%. With robotics now were at about 98% because of the precision the robots has.” says Dt. Murphy. (Dunkin) Trying to figure out how to operate a robot is very hard because there is a lot that goes into the surgeons
EhlersDanlos Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos sydrome (EDS) is a rare inherited group of connective tissue disorders characterized by defects of the major structural protein in the body (collagen). Collagen is a tough fibrous protein that plays an essential role in binding, holding together, strengthening, and providing elasticity to bodily cells and tissues. There are six major types of EDS that I will discuss, however I will only go into detailed discussion on two of the six types of EDS. The two major