Genes Released From Coated Stents Could Reduce Coronary Artery Restenosis Rates
WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Localized delivery of genes from coronary artery stents could reduce the risk of restenosis, according to a […]
Long-term Outcome of Stenting of Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis Favorable
In patients with preserved left ventricular function, stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis offers favorable outcomes at 3 years, […]
Urgent Coronary Bypass Surgery for Failed Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Stent Era
Abstract The authors of this retrospective study reviewed their database of 5,655 consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at Beth Israel […]
Drug-Eluting Stents Prove Successful in Small Coronary Vessel Revascularization
Sirolimus-eluting stents are proving to be successful in the revascularization of very small coronary arteries, where bare metal stents and bypass grafting […]
Sex-specific Differences In Coronary Artery Stenting
There are several sex-specific differences in baseline characteristics, clinical course and relative weight of prognostic factors in coronary artery stenting for women […]
STS: Stentless Valves Not Hemodynamically Superior To Stented Valves In Aortic Valve Replacement
Stentless valves do not produce hemodynamically superior results over those provided by the more traditional stented valves, according to results from a […]
Restenosis Rate With Drug-eluting Stents Less Than 10 Percent
The longest term data yet available on the sirolimus-eluting stent (Cypher, Johnson and Johnson) shows that it has an event-free survival rate […]
In Proximal LAD Disease, Stents Favored Over Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass
Compared with minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MIDCAB), left anterior descending (LAD) artery stenting offers similar outcomes with shorter hospital stays, […]
Inflammatory Response to Cardiac Bypass in Ewe Fetuses: Effects of Steroid Administration or Continuous Hemodiafiltratio
OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the effectiveness of glucocorticoid administration or continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration on endothelin and corticotropin-releasing factor release or clearance […]
Most Strokes Secondary to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Are Embolic
Most strokes in association with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have embolic etiologies, according to a report in the December issue […]
Silent’ Strokes Common and Linked to Dementia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who experience so-called silent strokes face more than twice the risk of developing dementia as those […]
Stroke Volume/Pulse Pressure Ratio Linked to Insulin Resistance and Coronary Heart Disease Mortality
Stroke volume/pulse pressure (SV/PP) ratio is a non-invasive predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) and serves as an indicator of the insulin […]