The House of the Seven Gables once a show place in a small New England town, now presents little evidence of its former grandeur. Wind, sun, storm, and neglect left its sides, shingles, and chimney crumbling. Its gray look is mottled here and there with moss. The lattice fence surrounding it is in ruin.
Septal Myectomy. What is septal myectomy? Septal myectomy, also known as septal myotomy, is a cardiac surgery treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). HCM is a type of heart disease associated with asymmetric thickening of the heart muscle, most commonly at the septum (membrane that separates the right and left sides of the heart).
Carotid endarterectomy is a surgical operation in which a plaque is removed from the carotid artery. Plaques are areas of fatty build-up in blood vessels. In the carotid artery, plaque can narrow the opening, reducing blood flow to the brain as well as increasing the risk of clots breaking off the plaque and traveling through the cerebral vessels to cause a stroke.