Cardiology

Pre-PCI bleeding risk score predicts greater risk, higher costs

A pre-procedure bleeding risk score can accurately identify high-risk, high-cost patients and may provide an opportunity to employ bleeding avoidance strategies to improve patient outcomes and reduce total costs related to ...

Medical research

Implementation of primary PCI in the management of STEMI in Egypt

In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Sameh Shaheen, Ayman Helal, and Islam Anan from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt, and Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, ...

Cardiology

Renal denervation treatment for use in hypertension patients

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released a proceedings document outlining the possible role of renal denervation (RDN) as a therapeutic option to complement medical therapy ...

Cardiology

Drug eluting stents used less often in women than men

Drug eluting stents (DES) are used less often in women treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary artery disease than men treated with PCI for the same condition, according to research presented today, ...

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