FACC, FACOS, of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, performed the procedures using the ZEUS System on a 73-year-old female diagnosed with single vessel heart disease and a 58-year-old male with four vessel heart disease, with both procedures performed on the same day.
Pancreatic juices: Fluids made by the pancreas that contain digestive enzymes. The pancreas is a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is on the right side of the abdomen. It is connected to the duodenum, the upper end of the small intestine.
The major source of amylase in all species is pancreatic secretions, although amylase is also present in saliva of some animals, including humans. Pancreatic juice is composed of two secretory products critical to proper digestion: digestive enzymes and bicarbonate.The enzymes are synthesized and secreted from the exocrine acinar cells, whereas bicarbonate is secreted from the epithelial cells lining small pancreatic ducts.hree major groups of enzymes are critical to efficient digestion: 1. Proteases. Digestion of proteins is initiated by pepsin in the stomach, but the bulk of protein digestion is due to the pancreatic proteases.