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How stents open clogged arteries: Stents, small metal scaffolding devices placed inside blood vessels arou... http://bit.ly/bhykju says CNN
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Study sees lower death risk with bypass surgery versus angioplasty for older heart patients - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “CHICAGO (AP) — Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests.It's not the kind of study that gives conclusive evidence, but doctors say it gives a "real world" look at how people fare in ordinary practice. As such, it could tip the balance toward surgery for patients considering the choice, especially becauseresearch already shows byp” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
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Study sees lower death risk with bypass surgery versus angioplasty for older heart patients - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com — “CHICAGO — Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
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RT @LizSzabo: For older heart patients, bypass surgery may be safer than angioplasty, study says, http://t.co/qXfqY6YT #acc12
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
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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 yea” View 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
U.S. panel rejects wider use of Stryker brain stent - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused more harm than anti-clotting drugs. Most of about 16 advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended that the stent, called the Wingspan system, should no longer be available in the market, where it has been sold since 2005. Wingspan is used to open blocked arteries in the” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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U.S. panel rejects wider use of Stryker brain stent | Reuters
reuters.com — “GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused more harm” View full resource at reuters.com
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U.S. panel rejects wider use of Stryker brain stent | Reuters
reuters.com — “GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused more harm” View full resource at reuters.com
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U.S. panel rejects wider use of Stryker brain stent | Reuters
reuters.com — “GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused more harm” View full resource at reuters.com
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette - telegram.com - New cardiac catheterization procedure is all in the wrist
telegram.com — “George M. Pedersen of Southboro is an active, 73-year-old semi-retired manufacturer's representative who enjoys snorkeling and traveling. He was somewhat surprised two years ago when his cardiologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester told him he needed two stents to open his narrowed coronary arteries and improve blood flow to his heart.” View full resource at telegram.com
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Its all in the wrist! Safer approach to #cardiac caths w/better results @umassmemorial #worcester #cardiology http://t.co/YCND3yf4
Paramedics can play a key role in speedy care for heart attack patients
medicalxpress.com — “Health care practitioners have long understood the importance of 'door to balloon' time for heart attack patients—the faster they can get the patient from the door of the hospital to a catheterization lab to open a clogged artery, the better the patient will do.” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
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Paramedics can play a key role in speedy care for heart attack patients http://t.co/gB3ipTUC
Logan hospital begins new cardiology services | Cache Valley Daily - News and Information for Cache Valley | Cache Valley News | Logan, UT News | Local News
cachevalleydaily.com — “Expanded heart services were launched last week at Logan Regional Hospital's new state-of-the art, fully digital catheterization lab. This cath lab provides cardiology services, including balloon angioplasty and the placement of stents to open blocked arteries.” View full resource at cachevalleydaily.com
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When the Treatment Is Worse than the Disease | Healthland | TIME.com
healthland.time.com — “A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at healthland.time.com
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Treatment is worse than the disease for some heart failure patients | http://t.co/nwLLmJmt
Advice urges wider sharing of heart care decisions - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
Most Recently Shared on March 6, 2012 at 12:13 pm By:
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Weighing the value of a heart device v. quality of life http://t.co/VmCq2Z0g
Living well, not just longer: Advice urges doctors and patients to share heart care decisions - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com — “A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts and are considering pumps, pacemakers, new valves or procedures to open clogged arteries.” View full resource at washingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on March 5, 2012 at 9:25 pm By:
+1 RT @imdfoundation: American Heart Assoc.urges docs to engage in a shared decision making process w patients http://t.co/qc7HyIn5 #SDM
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:
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Aggressive targeting of atherosclerosis with pills, diet, exercise and behavior modification, could equal stenting http://t.co/0qau58Gy
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