There is a role for carbon dioxide angiography in those with renal failure as it avoids the risk of acute kidney injury and nephrogenic systemic sclerosis.
Balloon mitral valvotomy is the modern treatment for mitral stenosis (narrowing): balloon at the tip a long tube is used to enlarge the narrowed valve.
Out of hospital cardiac arrest is an important mechanism of death through out the world and the survival rates are poor even in those who are resuscitated.