Doctors ignore stent guidelines: NYU study
Impact of National Clinical Guideline Recommendations for Revascularization of Persistently Occluded Infarct-Related Arteries on Clinical Practice in the United States Marc W. Deyell, MD; Christopher...
View ArticleSafer synthetic heparin looms
Creating a safer synthetic version of the anticoagulant heparin could be a lot easier thanks to a breakthrough made that promises a purer, less expensive drug with fewer side effects. In a paper...
View ArticleBeware, stent makers. New device sands away plaque, may prevent heart attacks.
Newswise — ORLANDO, Fla. (November 22, 2011) — Drilling through concrete to create an opening may sound more like construction than medicine, but the approach is similar to what researchers at Orlando...
View Article30 percent lower risk of dying for diabetics with bypass surgery vs. stent
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2013—People with diabetes have a 30 per cent less chance of dying if they undergo coronary artery bypass surgery rather than opening the artery through angioplasty and inserting a...
View ArticleThe New Stent Devices That Fight Strokes: Loyola University Health System
Newswise — MAYWOOD, Ill. – Elizabeth Celli was experiencing a moderate-to-severe stroke when she arrived at Loyola University Medical Center’s Emergency Department. Mrs. Celli was weak on her left...
View ArticleStents up elder stroke risk
Newswise — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Vascular surgery appears to be safer than stenting for patients over 70 years of age with carotid stenosis, or a blockage of the carotid arteries in the neck, according to...
View ArticleAfib: Poor Short-Term Outcomes More Common After Stenting
A history of atrial fibrillation (Afib) was a “harbinger” of death after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), researchers suggested. Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS, of the University of Michigan...
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