AVNode Ablation: Why You Shouldn’t Have It
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Mellanie H.Posted
Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:31pm
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In this procedure, the AV (atrio-ventricular) node is frozen or cauterized to stop electrical signals from being transmitted from the upper chambers, the atria, to the lower chambers...
One topic, AVnode ablation, makes the rounds of the atrial fibrillation discussion groups on a regular basis, and has just come back around again. All at about the same
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I had an ablation for AVnode reentrant tachycardia...horray !!
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braveheart226Posted
Sun 01 Mar 2009 11:00am
Hi, all !!
Just wanted to offer some encouragement for those of you considering cardiac ablation. My SVT problem was due to an extra AVnode (the natural pacemaker of the heart). I was diagnosed in 2000, at 40 years of age. Over the years I have had episodes of arrhythmia that would not stop on its own and I would need to get a shot of Adenosine
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Fewer lymph node dissections and fewer positive lymph nodes: does it actually matter?
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Dr. Arnon KrongradPosted
Fri 29 Oct 2010 12:00am
Surgical removal of samples of the pelvic lymph nodes at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) known as pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) is still the most accurate method available to determine the presence or absence of lymph nodes positive for cancer (pN1 disease) in a patient with cancer of the prostate.
Abdollah et al. have
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Live Video of our Node-to-Node, Publisher/Subscriber Architecture in Action!
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Steve BellerPosted
Tue 06 Oct 2009 10:01pm
Two weeks ago, at this link, I discussed the need for a convenient, low-cost, resource conserving, and secure way to exchange patient health information using a decentralized (peer-to-peer/node-to-node) publisher/subscriber cyber-architecture, e-mail, and desktop (standalone) software programs. I mentioned that we've successfully demonstrated
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Why sinus node dysfunction rarely kills a patient ?
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Dr. Sangareddi V.Posted
Wed 22 Apr 2009 11:57pm
Sick sinus syndrome or sinus node dysfunction (SSS, SND ) is one of the common cause of symptomatic bradycardia .The other cause for pathological bradycardia is complete heart block.Together , these two entities share 99% of indications for permanentpacemaker implantation.
The sinus node can get affected in various diseases . The commonest
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Know Your Nodes
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Carrie D.Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 12:00am
Lymphoma Awareness Day is this Monday, September 15. Know Your Nodes!
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Guide to Unblocking Lymph Nodes
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Methods of HealingPosted
Thu 08 Apr 2010 1:10am
Did you know that your lymph nodes can become blocked? Sometimes this is referred to as a sluggish lymphatic system. Sometimes, it means that the nodes are actually blocked – by mucus, fluid, or even bone. In either case, blocked lymph nodes can make you feel really bad, and they can cause poor health. Luckily, for either blocked or sluggish lymph nodesRead on »
Swollen Lymph Nodes
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Tom PlamondonPosted
Wed 03 Feb 2010 12:00am
When swollen lymph nodes in the neck, above the clavicles (collarbone) or in the axilla (armpit) occur there are a few immediate questions we need to answer...?
A number of factors will help determine the importance of each of these questions.
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No no, don't go for the nodes
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Sandi W.Posted
Thu 10 Feb 2011 12:47am
We interrupt Cancer Bitch's complaining about a lost friend to deliver the strange news about the necessity of removing lymph nodes. Apparently surgeons don't need..., radiation and sentinel node biopsies. That means that the lymph node closest to the cancer tumor was removed and examined. Usually doctors have responded to a cancerous nodeRead on »
