Angioplasty
Angioplasty is a medical procedure used to widen an artery that is narrowed or blocked. A narrowed or blocked artery prevents blood from getting to where it is needed. It is usually caused...
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Angioplasty, Balloon
Balloon angioplasty is an invasive surgical procedure to relieve a condition called atherosclerosis in which the arteries become clogged by deposits of fatty material called plaqu...
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More than half a million people a year with chest pain are getting an unnecessary or premature procedure to unclog their arteries because drugs are just as effective, suggests a landmark study that...
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New research has overturned one of the most fundamental beliefs among doctors treating heart attacks: that opening a blocked artery is always a good idea, even days or weeks later.
Instead...
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Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry underwent an angioplasty at an Orlando-area hospital and was recovering Thursday. He closed the deal for left-hander Ted Lilly from the hospital Wednesday ni...
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Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry was too busy at the baseball winter meetings to worry about his health.He didn't feel right from the moment he arrived on Sunday. But there were trades to ma...
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People terrified by crippling chest pains want their doctors to do something fast to make them feel better and cut the chances they'll have a heart attack or die.For years, doctors have done artery...
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Singapore (dpa) - Diabetic patients with normal kidneys may suffer
damage as a result of a dye used in the angioplasty heart procedure,
a study by Singapore's National Unive...
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Heart patients around the country are calling their doctors to question plans to treat clogged arteries with stents. It is the early fallout from a big study that showed drugs work just as well in ...
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Angioplasty
Angioplasty, Balloon
Study: Most angioplasties unneeded
