Recent Advances in Structural Cardiology
Structural cardiology is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field focusing on diagnosing and treating heart diseases related to the heart’s structures, such as valves, walls, and other anatomical components. In recent years, the field has seen significant...
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Introduction Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) is a congenital heart condition characterized by the persistence of an opening in the interatrial septum, a membrane that separates the right atrium and the left atrium of the heart. This...
CABG, my first 60 years
Dr. René G. Favaloro was responsible for standardizing and systematizing the technique of the coronary artery bypass grafting in the 1960s. Shortly afterward, this surgery would become one of the most practiced in the world, since it provided the possibility of prolonging and improving the lives of thousands of patients with severe coronary disease (atherosclerosis).
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Salvatore Tribastone, Chief Medical Officer at the Centro Cuore Morgagni of Pedara (Italy), Cardiac Surgeon.