Abbott aims to build optical coherence tomography into a preferred tool for guiding the placement of stents that increase blood flow to the heart muscle. But a pair of major late-breaking studies ...
Putting cardiologists in jail for performing unnecessary coronary stenting procedures based on the so-called 70/30 rule—which hinges on disagreements between treating physicians and outside experts on ...
A new method for determining whether patients with heart disease need coronary stents or bypass surgery is more effective than the angiogram, which is currently used, according to research from ...
Using intravascular imaging to visualize narrowed coronary arteries improves outcomes after stenting
Patients with complex coronary artery disease who underwent a stenting procedure guided by intravascular imaging were nearly 40% less likely to die of heart disease, have a heart attack caused by a ...
STANFORD, Calif. — Doctors may be implanting too many artery-opening stents and could improve patient outcomes — and ultimately save lives — if they did more in-depth measurements of blood flow in the ...
ATLANTA -- The use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndromes resulted in better outcomes compared with ...
Antwon D. Robinson, M.D., Theodore L. Schreiber, M.D., and Cindy L. Grines, M.D. A 65-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 68 and in good shape; I work out daily. I had a few episodes of angina two to three years ago and started going to a cardiologist as a result. I have had quite a few tests done, ...
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