ECMO: From last resort therapy to a lifesaving standard in 2024? – ET HealthWorld

[ad_1] By Dr Jumana Haji ECMO or ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is fast becoming an essential service to bail out patients who are suffering from life threatening cardio respiratory failure. With the growing cases of sudden cardiac decompensation due to ischaemic cardiac conditions or Viral pneumonias in young patients, ECMO has become a life-saving option in … Read more

Almost half of the patients being treated in India are getting made-in-India valves:Dr Praveen Chandra, Medanta – ET HealthWorld

[ad_1] Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Padma Shri Dr Praveen Chandra, Chairman, Div of Interventional Cardiology, Medanta Heart Institute, to figure out the affordability, safety and efficacy of TAVI procedures. TAVI devices: advancementsTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), which was a new treatment, has now seen rapid advancements in technology, experience, and outcomes. It has … Read more