Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement is a surgical procedure that uses a small incision to replace a malfunctioning mitral valve with an artificial valve, without the need for open heart surgery
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Happy to announce I performed Jamaica’s first ever #Tavr for treatment of aortic stenosis. Looking forward to continue to bring new minimally invasive cardiac therapies to the Caribbean. Medtronic Structural Heart Medtronic Medtronic Cardiac Jamaica Observer Shaun Smithson, MD FACC FSCAI #jamaica #doctor
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He was a vocal advocate for the protection of the #Amazon rainforest & worked as a forest guardian to prevent #IllegalLogging in his community's territory.
2023 to see millions of invasive salmon swarm Norway's river. Locals are eager for tech solutions to looming ecological crisis. Latest report from Storelva River: Partners deploying auto-filtering system now to curb invasive salmon surge threatening ecosystem.
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Our study on rates of Mechanical Ventilation in Canada, US and England published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
We demonstrate a large variability in the use of invasive mechanical ventilation across the US, Canada and England. 1/6