Search Tag: Stent

Cardiology Management

Why-do-women-have-to-wait-longer-for-help-when-having-a-heart-attack

2018 19 Dec

According to a new study published in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care , women should call an ambulance immediately if they experience heart attack symptoms. This recommendation is being made after study findings showed that women have to wait longer than men to get help when having  a heart attack.  Ischaemic heart disease...Read more

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Post-stent-ballooning-doubles-risk-of-stroke-and-death

2015 07 Jun

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that while the overall risk of stroke and death is low in patients who undergo carotid stenting, the practice of ballooning the vessel after the wire mesh is inserted can double the risk of death and stroke during or shortly after the procedure. The findings have been published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery...Read more

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New-study-to-evaluate-biotronik-s-combined-pulsar-passeo-balloon-in-treating-sfa

2014 18 Jul

BIOLUX 4EVER Study Aims to Build on Positive Results of BIOLUX P-I and 4EVER Trials BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardio- and endovascular devices, has announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the investigator-initiated BIOLUX 4EVER trial.  Given the positive results from each of the previous drug releasing balloon...Read more

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Radial-artery-catheterisation-safer-for-women

2014 15 Jul

Threading a catheter to the heart, in order to clear a blockage or place a stent, is usually performed via the femoral artery in a patients’ groin. In an innovative, less traumatic and much safer alternative, especially for women, the catheter can now be inserted through the wrist in a technique called radial artery catheterisation....Read more

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Effectiveness-of-angioplasty-questioned-for-treatment-of-cad

2013 09 Dec

Stable coronary artery disease (CAD) patients who are neither experiencing a heart attack nor an abnormal stress test, may not be receiving additional benefits from angioplasty for the treatment of their narrowed arteries when compared to drug therapy alone. This was revealed in a recent Stony Brook University School of Medicine cardiologists-led...Read more

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Outcome-of-dual-antiplatelet-therapy-following-drug-releasing-stent-implant-not-tied-to-duration

2013 01 Nov

A new study evaluating the effects of short-term (defined as three months) versus long-term (one year) dual anti­platelet therapy shows that the shorter duration treatment does not result in poorer outcomes on certain measures such as death, heart attack, stroke, and bleeding for patients with coronary artery disease or low-risk acute coronary syndromes...Read more

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Abbott-announces-ce-mark-for-world-s-longest-coronary-drug-eluting-stent

2013 21 May

Abbott today announced CE Mark in Europe for the XIENCE Xpedition™ 48 Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, the first-of-its-kind treatment for very long blockages in the vessels that supply blood to the heart due to coronary artery disease (CAD). XIENCE Xpedition 48 leverages the proven design and clinical outcomes of the XIENCE family of drug...Read more