If you have asthma, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Wheezing - A whistling sound heard when breathing in or out. Coughing - A cough that may not go away and often occurs or worsens at night or early morning. Chest Tightness - Feeling as if something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.
A mediastinoscopy may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. The procedure will be performed while you are asleep under general anesthesia. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctorâs practices.
About the TAVR Procedure. For all your patients suffering from severe aortic stenosis unless determined to be at low surgical risk for open heart surgery, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, TAVR, sometimes referred to as TAVI, is a less invasive procedure that does not require open heart surgery.