You may have heard the phrase, “Old age is not for sissies.” Looking forward to impending heart surgery, the phrase hits home. I have a faulty aortic valve – technically “aortic valve stenosis,” not ...
There are concerns that stent protrusion can lead to axillary/subclavian stenosis or jailing of the incoming basilic vein, which may precipitate arm swelling and limit future ipsilateral fistula ...