Angioplasty and Stents for Heart Disease Treatment
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Angioplasty and Stents for Heart Disease Treatment
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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, Pain, Disease and Condition
Most Recently Shared on February 12, 2010 at 2:44 pm By:
President Clinton gets stents after suffering chest pain. What exactly does that mean? http://bit.ly/9EpXvT
Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “The biggest comparison yet of surgery and stents for stable heart disease gives the nod to bypass operations. Fewer patients who had surgery died four years afterward.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 11:23 am By:
Deborah Heiser Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD
NPR: Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment #health-More at http://t.co/LYkU4NsY
Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “The biggest comparison yet of surgery and stents for stable heart disease gives the nod to bypass operations. Fewer patients who had surgery died four years afterward.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 7:36 pm By:
Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment: The biggest comparison yet of surgery and stents for stable hea... http://t.co/Mw6ANZiA
Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments. The study found that among patients who had an angioplasty procedure, in which the surgeon clears the blockage using an instrument threaded into the artery and then inserts a wire-mesh stent to keep the vessel open, 20.8 percent died in the first four yea” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm By:
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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries wh... http://t.co/ibn1F3g5
Survival odds better with bypass than angioplasty: study - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Patients who undergo bypass surgery for heart disease have better long-term survival rates than those who opt for less invasive procedures like angioplasty, a major US study showed on Tuesday.” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm By:
Jeff Matthews Doctor, Surgeon, and Physician
But <prediction> cardiologists will continue to stent - COI, maybe? <<Survival odds better with bypass than angioplasty http://t.co/L1gBhozc
Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments. The study found that among patients who had an angioplasty procedure, in which the surgeon clears the blockage using an instrument threaded into the artery and then inserts a wire-mesh stent to keep the vessel open, 20.8 percent died in the first four yea” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 27, 2012 at 3:43 pm By:
Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries... http://t.co/bY4hRIdl
Paclitaxel-eluting balloon promising for femoropopliteal artery disease - The Doctor's Channel
thedoctorschannel.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease, angioplasty using a paclitaxel-eluting balloon (PEB) is associated with a high sustained patency rate and a low rate of stenting and target lesion revascularization, clinicians from Italy have found. They...” View full resource at thedoctorschannel.com
Most Recently Shared on March 22, 2012 at 1:15 am By:
Dr Michael Banks - The Doctor's Channel Health Site
Is the use of a paclitaxel-eluting balloon promising for femoropopliteal artery disease? -From Reuters Health/TDC http://t.co/Qt2oEQZX
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Most Recently Shared on March 13, 2012 at 5:15 pm By:
We R 1 of 1st hospitals in AZ to use a new treatment 4 heart disease/diabetes - Resolute Integrity Drug-Eluting Stent. http://t.co/EOGuoodf
Medtronic’s New CAD Stent Is a Boon for Diabetic Patients - Diabetes Health
diabeteshealth.com — “Diabetes Health - Community: Diabetic Patients. Minneapolis-based Medtronic, Inc., has announced FDA approval of its Resolute IntegrityTM Drug-Eluting Stent for the treatment of coronary heart disease. It is the first DES approved in the US for use with diabetic patients who have CAD.” View full resource at diabeteshealth.com
Most Recently Shared on March 9, 2012 at 1:52 pm By:
Medtronic's New CAD Stent Is a Boon for Diabetic Patients http://t.co/fPQOe1h9
Only one heart: Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease in the Real World
drjohnm.org — “Tonight, I am going to stick up for my interventional cardiology friends. These are the good folks who respond immediately (and I mean immediately) when you have a heart attack. They open clogged arteries. Like Jack Nicholson said, “you want” View full resource at drjohnm.org
Most Recently Shared on February 28, 2012 at 11:38 am By:
Mike Cadogan Active Health Library, Doctor, Emergency Physician, and Physician
Aggressive targeting of atherosclerosis with pills, diet, exercise and behavior modification, could equal stenting http://t.co/0qau58Gy
South Asian Patients Require Three Times As Much Repeat Angioplasty As White Europeans
medicalnewstoday.com — “South Asian patients with coronary artery disease were almost three times as likely to be readmitted to hospital for further interventional treatment to arterial plaque than their White European c” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
Most Recently Shared on November 22, 2011 at 8:05 am By:
MNT Cardiovascular Health News
South Asian Patients Require Three Times As Much Repeat Angioplasty As White Europeans http://t.co/q1jZb0aQ #cardiovascular
Heart disease treatment: A new stent design may put patients at risk
sciencedaily.com — “Some stents that keep blood vessels open to treat heart disease are poorly designed to resist shortening, according to new research.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com
Most Recently Shared on November 18, 2011 at 6:03 am By:
Heart disease treatment: A new stent design may put patients at risk: Some stents that keep blood vessels open t... http://t.co/QT092ETl
News Room - Washington Hospital Center - Washington, DC 20010 - MedStar Health
whcenter.org — “Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC 20010 ranks among the nation's top hospitals as measured by U.S.News & World Report, Money, Consumer Checkbook and Solucient. Home to one of the nation's top cardiovascular programs and a top facility in treatment of cancer, the neurosciences, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology, women's services, transplantation, stroke and burn. Named as one of the nation's best hospitals for heart and heart surgery, kidney disease and geriatric care.” View full resource at whcenter.org
Most Recently Shared on November 16, 2011 at 10:42 pm By:
Robots in the Cath Lab! Our docs perform the region's first robot-assisted angioplasty! http://t.co/lTAzFqo1
Dual imaging approach could improve diagnosis, treatment of coronary artery disease
news-medical.net — “A new device that combines two microimaging technologies can reveal both the detailed anatomy of arterial linings and biological activities that, in coronary arteries, could indicate the risk of heart attacks or the formation of clots in arterial stents.” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on November 7, 2011 at 8:56 am By:
Genetics News: Dual imaging approach could improve diagnosis, treatment of coronary artery disease: A new device... http://t.co/p2XwTgIc
Australia’s Mesoblast receives nod to start first European trial of allogeneic stem cell treatment for heart attacks
news-medical.net — “Global regenerative medicine company, Mesoblast Limited, (ASX: MSB), today announced that it had received clearance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to begin a 225-patient multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial in Europe for its lead cardiovascular product Revascor™ in conjunction with angioplasty and stent procedures to prevent heart failure after a major heart attack. Revascor™ is an allogeneic, or “off-the-shelf”, adult stem cell product derived from Mesoblast's proprietary Mesenchym” View full resource at news-medical.net
Most Recently Shared on September 5, 2011 at 11:57 am By:
Australia’s Mesoblast receives nod to start first European trial of allogeneic stem cell treatment for heart att... http://t.co/bpIVYHM
Heart treatment under attack - The Boston Globe
boston.com — “Using minimally invasive angioplasty to reopen clogged arteries and insert stents in patients with stable heart disease doesn’t extend life or prevent future heart attacks any better than medications such as baby aspirin or cholesterol-lowering statins. Yet 173,000 such patients have angioplasties with stents every year in the United States, according to a recent study.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on August 8, 2011 at 2:18 pm By:
A new heart tack: Using minimally invasive angioplasty to reopen clogged arteries and insert stents in patients w... http://bo.st/npepND
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