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Angioplasty Defined
A procedure that widens arteries narrowed by arterial disease. A catheter with a tiny deflated balloon is threaded through the narrowed artery to the afflicted part and then inflated to break the plaque and expand the artery.
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Heart condition debated
Published August 28, 2008, 1:25 am, Republican-American
The root of the problem that is sending a small army of Waterbury people to Hartford on Friday is easy to uncover.
Heart Center of Greater Waterbury not going down without a fight
Published August 28, 2008, 12:54 am, Republican-American
The three hospitals that operate the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury brought together a group of politicians, physicians and heart center patients Tuesday to make one thing perfectly clear:
Some hospitals require insured patients to make larger upfront payments for elective procedures, surgeries
Published August 27, 2008, 11:12 pm, News-Medical-Net
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Tuesday examined how across the U.S., "some insured patients are being asked by hospitals to pay larger portions of their bills upfront -- and sometimes hospitals will not do the procedures until they get their copayments."
Town Talk
Published August 27, 2008, 12:29 pm, Vail Daily
Congratulations, Jimmie Heuga. Your induction into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inspires us to make a difference in the world.
Society Of Interventional Radiology Issues Call For Abstracts For 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting
Published August 27, 2008, 7:13 am, Medical News Today
Scientific abstracts, covering all areas of vascular and nonvascular interventional radiology, are being accepted for the 2009 Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego, Calif. Online abstract submission began in July for original scientific material for oral or poster presentations. The deadline for abstract submission deadline is Oct. 7.
Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology's Impact Remains Consistently High Over Past Five Years
Published August 27, 2008, 7:13 am, Medical News Today
The quality and influence of the Society of Interventional Radiology's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology has remained consistent over the past five years, placing the society's flagship publication in the top third of 87 radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging journals, a
St. John still faces hurdles in bid to offer elective angioplasties
Published August 26, 2008, 10:18 pm, The Daily News
Proposed state cardiac care rules still don’t favor St. John Medical Center’s bid to offer elective angioplasties, but hospital officials say they remain optimistic they’ll prevail.
Waterbury Hospitals Exploring Merger
Published August 26, 2008, 6:37 pm, Hartford Courant
Waterbury Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital, which have suffered financial losses in some of the past several years, are negotiating a possible merger, seeking better financial strength and efficiency.
A Better Route for Clearing Arteries
Published August 26, 2008, 2:08 pm, ThirdAge
Aug. 22, 2008 -- Clogged coronary arteries can be more readily accessed through a patient's wrist rather than routing a catheter through the leg, according to the first large-scale study of one of the world's most common cardiac procedures.
ACUITY 1-Year Sub-Analysis Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Published August 26, 2008, 12:59 pm, Centre Daily Times
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that a sub-analysis of the ACUITY (Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage strategY) study, published in the September 2, 2008 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology, shows that Angiomax(R) (bivalirudin) monotherapy provides moderate- and high-risk (unstable angina (UA)/non - ST elevation myocardial infarction) acute ...
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Sun Aug 24
- Heart Disease Help - Forums and Discussions - MedHelp: This forum is for questions and support regarding heart issues such as: Angina, Angioplasty, Arrhythmia, Bypass Surgery, Cardiomyopathy , Coronary Artery Disease, Defibrillator, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Mitral Valve, Pacemaker, PAD, Stenosis, Stress Tests
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Tue Aug 19
- Angiogenesis in Women With Angina Pectoris Who Are Not Candidates for Revascularizat ion | Clinical Trials | Recruiting
- Coronary angiography frequently fails to identify the culprit lesion responsible for acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction
- Detection and Therapy of Vulnerable Plaque with Photodynamic Compounds: Vulnerable plaque rupture occurs most in coronary arteries < 50% stenosed. Current therapies (bypass surgery, angioplasty, stents) focus on areas >50% stenosed, and rarely remove vulnerable plaques or reduce incidence of acute coronary syndrome.
- New study backs angioplasty through the wrist: Not as risky and cheaper because patients are discharged sooner...
Sun Aug 17
- Power of Prayer in PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) | Mitchell W. Krucoff MD, FACC | CRT 2007: Director, MANTRA Study Project, Duke Clinical Research Institute. Professor of Medicine/Cardi ology, Duke University. Director, Cardiovascular Devices Unit, Duke University Medical Center.
Sat Aug 16
- Evidence-Based Medicine with Drug-Eluting Stents | Assessing Clinical Trials with the Silber Score: What are the major limitations of the ACC/AHA/ESC scoring system in assessing evidence?
Fri Aug 15
- A Medical Journal Punishes a Cardiologist for Allegedly Violating a Cardinal Rule | New York Times
- Drugs Often Rival Angioplasty, Study Says
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