Professor Olaf Wendler

Professor of Cardiac Surgery, King's College London; Chair of the Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic London

  • 33 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7HY


10 years, 10 months ago

What are the advantages of the LIVE procedure over Surgical Ventricular Restoration (SVR)?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
Heart geometry
Heart shape
LIVE procedure
minimally invasive surgery
Open surgery
Surgical ventricle
SVR
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10 years, 10 months ago

What is less invasive ventricular enhancement (LIVE)?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
Enhanced recovery
Left ventricle
less invasive
LIVE procedure
Minimally invasive surgery
Small incision
ventricular enhancement
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10 years, 10 months ago

Who are candidates for the LIVE procedure?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
Heart attack
heart tissue
ischemic cardiomyopathy
left heart
LIVE procedure
scarring
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10 years, 10 months ago

What is a heart attack?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
cardiac arrest
cardiac ischemia
chess pain
chest tightness
coronary arteries
dizziness
faintness
myocardial infarction
nausea
shortness of breath
shoulder pain
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10 years, 10 months ago

How does the LIVE procedure differ from more conventional surgical ventricular restoration therapy to reduce left ventricular volume and restore heart geometry?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
heart geometry
Heart-lung machine
Left heart
Left ventricle
LIVE procedure
SVR
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10 years, 10 months ago

What is an angiogram?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
angiogram
aortic valve stenosis
heart problems
new valve insertion
TAVI procedure
transcatheter aortic valve Implantation
valvular heart disease
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10 years, 10 months ago

What is clopidogrel?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
antiplatelet
coronary artery disease
Heart medicine
inhibits blood clots
peripheral vascular disease
Plavix
thienopyridine class antiplatelet
thins blood
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10 years, 10 months ago

What is the Retrograde Transfemoral Approach?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
Antegrade Transvenous Approach
aortic valve stenosis
heart problems
new valve insertion
Retrograde Transfemoral Approach
TAVI procedure
transcatheter aortic valve Implantation
valvular heart disease
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10 years, 10 months ago

How is a primary angioplasty performed?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
catheter
deflated balloon
inguinal femoral artery
interventional cardiologist
myocardial ischemia
non-surgical procedure
radial artery
stenotic coronary artieries
stent
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10 years, 10 months ago

What happens to your heart after a heart attack?

Professor Olaf Wendler
Directory:
Heart disease
Tags:
Angina
Coronary heart disease
depression
Heart attack
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
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