Archive | Other Catheter Types

16 August 2011 ~ 0 Comments

What is Catheter Ablation?

A process whereby faulty electrical pathways from the heart are removed is called Catheter Ablation. This is carried out on people who are at risk of developing cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardias (SVT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. This process, called Catheter Ablation, is an invasive procedure. The process requires multiple flexible [...]

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25 June 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Bard Tri-funnel Replacement Gastrostomy Tube

For people who cannot eat and get nutrition by swallowing, they may need to be fed via a feeding tube. Feeding people through this tube is called gavage, enteral feeding or tube feeding. A feeding tube could be used temporarily to treat acute feeding conditions or could be used for life to allow people to cope with chronic disabilities. Feeding [...]

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18 April 2011 ~ 0 Comments

This is Catheter Ablation

A Catheter Ablation is a surgical and invasive procedure. This procedure is used to remove a faulty electrical pathway from a person’s heart. This is suggested to and is carried out on people who are more likely to develop cardiac arrhythmias. Examples of cardiac arrhythmias can be: atrial fibrillation atrial flutter supraventricular tachycardias and (SVT) [...]

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