Sentences with phrase «called aortic»

It's called an aortic thromboembolism (ATE), or «saddle thrombus,» and usually occurs in cats with heart disease — something else the owner may not know their cat has.

The culprit in the condition, called aortic valve stenosis, is cadherin - 11, a binding protein necessary for normal wound healing.

The procedure is most commonly performed in the U.S. for a condition called aortic stenosis, where the valve fails to open properly.

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UCLA scientists have found that conscious sedation — a type of anesthesia in which patients remain awake but are sleepy and pain - free — is a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for people undergoing a minimally invasive heart procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

The more frequently a hospital performs a minimally invasive technique called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, to replace a damaged aortic heart valve, the better patients fare, on average, immediately after the procedure, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology's 65th Annual Scientific Session.

They focused on three different types of PVD: arterial disease in the lower extremities, called peripheral artery disease; carotid artery stenosis, which is blockage in the carotid arteries, the major blood vessels in the neck that supply blood to the brain, neck and face; and abdominal aortic aneurysm, an enlargement of the lower aorta, the major blood vessel that supplies blood to the body.

TAVR, a procedure used to treat aortic valve stenosis, involves threading a long, thin, flexible tube, called a catheter, through the femoral artery in the leg to the heart.

The method, called Bioprosthetic Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery obstruction (BASILICA), will increase treatment options for high - risk patients who need heart valve procedures.

Reducing expression of a gene called PTHR1 causes an blockage of the aorta similar to human aortic coarctation (lower panel).

A large scale human study called the Rotterdam Study showed that people with the highest dietary intake of vitamin K2 had a 50 % reduced risk of aortic calcification and cardiovascular death than those with the lowest dietary intake.

In a news release, the American Heart Association (AHA) noted that «Schwarzenegger has shared that he was born with a congenital heart defect, called a bicuspid aortic valve.

This sweet little German Shepherd puppy was starving to death and needed to have emergency heart surgery for a condition called a «Persistent Right Aortic Arch».

Aortic thromboembolism occurs when a piece of this thrombus — called an «embolus» — breaks free from the main thrombus and enters the circulation.

A small percentage of Goldens are affected with a hereditary heart disease called subvalvular aortic stenosis.

For example, cats with certain types of heart conditions are at increased risk of suffering from a severe, rapid - onset, and painful condition known as «saddle thrombus» (more correctly called «Aortic Thromboembolism,» or ATE).

Just as the atria are separated from their corresponding ventricle by AV valves, so too are the ventricles divided from their corresponding arteries by valves known as semi-lunar valves, so - called as their leaflets look like half - moons: the left semi-lunar valve is known as the aortic valve as is separates the left ventricle from the aorta; the right semi-lunar valve is called the pulmonic valve as it separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery.

Gallop sounds are often indicative of diseases that affect the heart muscle called cardiomyopathies however diseases that cause thickening of the heart muscle such as pulmonic stenosis and aortic stenosis can also result in gallop sounds.

Aortic stenosis, also called subaortic stenosis or «SAS,» is a narrowing of the front part of the aorta, which is the artery that carries oxygenated blood out of the heart.

Joshua A. Stern, Washington State University, D09CA - 909 With his Pfizer Animal Health — MAF Fellowship, Joshua A. Stern, DVM, joins a team at Washington State University that may discover the genetic mutation that causes a fatal, congenital heart defect called subvalvular aortic stenosis in golden retrievers, one of America's most beloved breeds.