Coronary Bypass Surgery vs. Angioplasty

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Coronary Bypass Surgery vs. Angioplasty

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A New Study shows advantages of one procedure over the other.

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Bypass Surgery Shows Advantage - NIH Research Matters - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

nih.gov — “Older adults who received bypass surgery to open blocked coronary arteries had better long-term survival rates than those who had angioplasty. The new findings will help doctors and patients decide between these 2 treatments.View full resource at nih.gov

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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 yeaView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries wh... http://t.co/ibn1F3g5

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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 yeaView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries... http://t.co/bY4hRIdl

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Bypass Surgery May Be Better Than Angioplasty for Seniors - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Patients over the age of 65 who have severe coronary artery disease fare better with bypass surgery than with minimally invasive angioplasty, a large, new study indicates.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Bypass Surgery May Be Better Than Angioplasty for Seniors - TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- Patients over the ... http://t.co/mNFOZWXM

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ACC in Touch Blog | New PCI vs. CABG Trial Results Are One More Reason to Involve Patients in Care Decisions

blog.cardiosource.org — “Results from the ASCERT study released today during the final Late-Breaking Clinical Trial session found that patients who underwent PCI had a higher death rate in the first four years after treatment than those who had opted for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.View full resource at blog.cardiosource.org

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RT @acc_2012: New PCI vs. CABG Trial Results are One More Reason to Involve Patients in Care Decisions http://t.co/hbHI72xX #ACC12

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Having a financial interest changes your decision making — db's Medical Rants

medrants.com — “In an article that could have come from the Annals of the Obvious - Screening: Doctors Paid for Heart Tests Order More - Researchers at Duke University studied data on 17,847 patients nationwide who had cardiac bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty,View full resource at medrants.com

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Ahead of print: stents vs bypass surgery for left coronary artery disease « Ahead Of Print « Page2@Anesthesiology

page2anesthesiology.org — “This is one article taken from the Anesthesia Literature Review section, Perioperative Medicine section, that will appear in September. We thought you would…View full resource at page2anesthesiology.org

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Ahead of print: stents vs bypass surgery for left coronary artery disease-large randomized trial from Korea http://t.co/CyjIt7f

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Angioplasty with stents may be safe in long-term for low-risk heart patients

sciencedaily.com — “Heart bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for most patients with left main coronary artery disease, one of the most serious types of heart disease and one that affects thousands. But a new study reports favorable long-term outcomes for lower-risk patients with this condition who underwent angioplasty with medication-coated stents, rather than bypass surgery.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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ScienceDaily: Angioplasty with stents may be safe in long-term for low-risk heart patients http://bit.ly/jABOiu Full http://bit.ly/knxQkB

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Angioplasty with Stents May Be Safe in Long-Term for Low-Risk Heart Patients

newswise.com — “Heart bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for most patients with left main coronary artery disease, one of the most serious types of heart disease and one that affects thousands. But a new UCLA study reports favorable long-term outcomes for lower-risk patients with this condition who underwent angioplasty with medication-coated stents, rather than bypass surgery.View full resource at newswise.com

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#health news: Angioplasty with Stents May Be Safe in Long-Term for Low-Risk Heart Patients: Heart bypass surgery... http://bit.ly/jdWOdR

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Angioplasty with Stents May Be Safe in Long-Term for Low-Risk Heart Patients

newswise.com — “Heart bypass surgery is considered the gold standard for most patients with left main coronary artery disease, one of the most serious types of heart disease and one that affects thousands. But a new UCLA study reports favorable long-term outcomes for lower-risk patients with this condition who underwent angioplasty with medication-coated stents, rather than bypass surgery.View full resource at newswise.com

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Angioplasty with Stents May Be Safe in Long-Term for Low-Risk Heart Patients: Heart bypass surgery is considered... http://bit.ly/lkbCU6

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Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Options: Bypass Surgery, Angioplasty, Stents, and More

webmd.com — “WebMD discusses what treatment options to consider if your coronary artery disease is stable and not an emergency.View full resource at webmd.com

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webMD: Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Options: Bypass Surgery, Angioplasty, Stents, http://bit.ly/kkqNut Full http://bit.ly/lTkYls

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CABG vs. Medical Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Coronary artery bypass grafting might reduce the risk for some negative outcomes in patients with ischemic LVSD, but does it actually prolong life? Journal WatchView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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CABG vs. Medical Therapy in Patients With Ischemic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Coronary artery bypass g... http://bit.ly/k5KzPb

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Why does diabetes disappear in some patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery? | MyCentralJersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com

mycentraljersey.com — “Gastric bypass surgery has been known to improve blood sugar control, often sending people with type 2 diabetes into remission, but experts have long wondered exactly how that happens. Now, a new study provides some clues.View full resource at mycentraljersey.com

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Bypass surgery vs. diabetes: Gastric bypass surgery has been known to improve blood sugar control, often sending... http://bit.ly/kf9D0X

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Heart bypass surgery on the decline

news.consumerreports.org — “You might think that a drop in heart bypass surgeries would be good news. But some patients who would have undergone bypass surgery a decade ago are now instead having other procedures, such as angioplasty, that might not be as...View full resource at news.consumerreports.org

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Rate of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgeries Decreases Substantially

newswise.com — “Between 2001 and 2008, the annual rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgeries performed in the United States decreased by more than 30 percent, but rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) did not change significantly, according to a study in the May 4 issue of JAMA.View full resource at newswise.com

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#health news: Rate of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgeries Decreases Substantially: Between 2001 and 2008, the... http://bit.ly/jytPwS

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