News tagged with coronary revascularization
Study examines impact of minimally invasive surgery
(HealthDay)—For specific types of surgery, minimally invasive procedures correlate with significantly lower health plan spending and fewer days of absence from work, compared with standard surgery, according ...
Surgery
Mar 21, 2013 |
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New anti-clotting drug more effective than current treatment
A new and experimental anti-clotting drug, cangrelor, proved better than the commonly used clopidogrel and was significantly more effective at preventing blood clots in a large trial of patients who underwent coronary stent ...
Cardiology
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Study examines thinning of heart muscle wall among patients with coronary artery disease
Among patients with coronary artery disease referred for cardiovascular magnetic resonance and found to have regional myocardial wall thinning (of the heart muscle), limited scar burden was associated with improved contraction ...
Cardiology
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Increases in mean platelet volume after PCI tied to death
(HealthDay)—For patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), mortality is associated with increases in mean platelet volume (MPV) over time following the procedure, according to a study ...
Cardiology
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Smoking affects heart surgery outcome even a year after quitting
Smoking cessation even a year prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery does not fully normalize the changes smoking has made to the saphenous (leg) veins used for the surgery and may lead to later graft failure, ...
Health
Jan 02, 2013 |
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Treating coronary heart disease in kidney failure patients
Among the two available procedures for opening blocked arteries surrounding the heart, one appears to be safer than the other for dialysis patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of th ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Surprise origin for coronary arteries could speed advances in regenerative medicine
During embryonic development, the all-important coronary arteries arise from cells previously considered incapable of producing them, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The ...
Cardiology
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Some heart patients may respond differently to anti-platelet drugs
The cause of heart attacks or strokes among some patients treated with anti-platelet drugs may be different than for patients who have undergone surgical procedures to restore blood flow, according to researchers at Duke ...
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Second generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective in treatment of left main coronary artery disease
A study found that second-generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective in the treatment of left main coronary artery lesions. Results of the ISAR-LEFT MAIN 2 trial were presented at the 24th annual Transcatheter ...
Cardiology
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Simple, inexpensive risk score can shorten length of stay for patients
A simple-to-use risk score can identify low-risk patients following a severe heart attack (STEMI) and may provide an opportunity to employ early discharge strategies to reduce length of hospital stay and save hospital costs ...
Cardiology
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Duration of antiplatelet drugs for drug-eluting stents studied
(HealthDay)—In patients receiving drug-eluting stents, dual antiplatelet therapy can be safely discontinued during the first year, according to two studies published online Sept. 19 in the Journal of th ...
Cardiology
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Nicotine replacement doesn't increase cardio risk after ACS
(HealthDay)—Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) does not increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in the first year following acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to research published ...
Cardiology
Sep 17, 2012 |
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New study clarifies benefits of coronary stents
(Medical Xpress)—Who should get stents, the tiny metal tubes designed to keep once-clogged coronary arteries open? Someone who is having a heart attack certainly should, and the life-prolonging benefits ...
Cardiology
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Early use of stents better than medical therapy alone for certain patients
For patients with stable coronary artery disease who have at least one narrowed blood vessel that compromises flow to the heart, medical therapy alone leads to a significantly higher risk of hospitalization and the urgent ...
Cardiology
Aug 28, 2012 |
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Non-invasive fractional flow reserve in the identification of flow-restricting arterial blockage
Data presented today from the prospective Determination of Fractional Flow Reserve by Anatomic Computed Tomographic Angiography (DeFACTO) study show that, when compared to standard coronary angiography (CT), the non-invasive ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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