Angioplasty

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A new study found no difference in rates of death or heart attack HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Aggressive drug therapy appears to be just as good as Angioplasty for patients with stable heart disease, a new study finds. ...

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Related Articles Balloon Angioplasty for pulmonary artery stenosis after lung transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Jul 16; Authors: Shoji T, Hanaoka N, Wada H, Bando T We report here a successful case of balloon Angioplasty for a stenosis of the pulmonary artery after lung transplantation. A 49-year-old patient with end stage diffuse bronchiectasis with sinusitis underwent bilateral living donor lobar lung transplantation. After treatment of postoperative right pneumothorax, a perfusion lung scan revealed deficient perfusion in the left lung. Pulmonary angiography showed a severe stenosis in the left pulmonary artery just distal to the anastomosis. Percutaneous balloon Angioplasty improved both pulmonary perfusion and respiratory function. PMID: 18639464 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Conventional balloon Angioplasty versus peripheral cutting balloon Angioplasty for treatment of femoropopliteal artery in-stent restenosis: initial experience. Radiology. 2008 Jul;248(1):297-302 Authors: Dick P, Sabeti S, Mlekusch W, Schlager O, Amighi J, Haumer M, Cejna M, Minar E, Schillinger M PURPOSE: To prospectively determine whether cutting balloon Angioplasty, when compared with conventional balloon Angioplasty (CBA), improves morphologic and clinical outcome in patients with femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with symptomatic femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis were randomly assigned to undergo CBA or peripheral cutting balloon Angioplasty (PCBA) for treatment of lesions up to 20 cm in length. Patients were followed up clinically and with duplex ultrasonography (US) at 1, 3, and 6 months for occurrence of a restenosis of 50% or higher. The Fisher exact test and Mann Whitney U test were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS: Forty patients were enrolled; one patient was lost to follow-up. In the remaining patients, CBA was performed in 22 patients; PCBA was used in 17 patients. Average lesion length was 80 mm +/- 68 (standard deviation). Restenosis rates at 6 months were 65% (11 of 17; 95% confidence interval: 42%, 88%) after PCBA versus 73% (16 of 22; 95% confidence interval: 54%, 92%) after CBA (P = .73). Ankle brachial index (0.83 vs 0.75, P = .26) and maximum walking capa ...

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Related Articles Carotid Angioplasty and stenting, success relies on appropriate patient selection. J Vasc Surg. 2008 May;47(5):946-51 Authors: Sadek M, Hynecek RL, Sambol EB, Ur-Rehman H, Kent KC, Faries PL OBJECTIVE: Carotid Angioplasty and stenting (CAS) is a percutaneous alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for treating patients with carotid artery stenosis. This study sought to evaluate whether patients at increased perioperative risk for CEA may be treated with CAS while maintaining equivalent outcomes. METHODS: This study was a nonblinded, retrospective analysis of data obtained from September 2002 to present in the CAS group and from January 1997 to present in the CEA group. Two hundred thirty-one CAS and 647 CEA procedures were performed. Patients were selected for CAS based on criteria that placed them at increased risk for standard CEA surgery. Except for percentage women treated, baseline demographics did not differ between patients treated with CAS and CEA: mean age (72.0 years [range 46-94] vs 70.5 years [range 42-92], P = NS), mean follow-up (12.8 +/- 11.8 months vs 8.7 +/- 10.0 months, P = NS) and percentage women treated (41.4% vs 32.3%, P = .03). Cerebral protection devices were used in 228/231 patients treated with CAS, and each patient underwent an NIH Stroke Scale assessment 24 hours postoperatively and at 30 days follow-up by an independent observer. RESULTS: Preoperative neurologic symptoms did not differ ...

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Related Articles The impact of balloon Angioplasty on the evolution of vasospasm-related infarction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery. 2008 Mar;62(3):610-7; discussion 610-7 Authors: Jestaedt L, Pham M, Bartsch AJ, Kunze E, Roosen K, Solymosi L, Bendszus M OBJECTIVE: Vasospasm of the cerebral vessels remains a major source for morbidity and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of infarction after transluminal balloon Angioplasty (TBA) in patients with severe subarachnoid hemorrhage-related vasospasm. METHODS: We studied 38 patients (median Hunt and Hess Grade II and median Fisher Grade 4) with angiographically confirmed severe vasospasm (>70% vessel narrowing). A total of 118 vessels with severe vasospasm in the anterior circulation were analyzed. Only the middle cerebral artery, including the terminal internal carotid artery, was treated with TBA (n = 57 vessel segments), whereas the anterior cerebral artery was not treated (n = 61 vessel segments). For both the treated and the untreated vessel territories, infarction on unenhanced computed tomographic scan was assessed as a marker for adverse outcome. RESULTS: Infarction after TBA occurred in four middle cerebral artery territories (four out of 57 [7%]), whereas the infarction rate was 23 out of 61 (38%) in the anterior cerebral artery territories not subjected to TBA (P < 0.001, Fisher exact ...

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The New Jersey State Health Planning Board is meeting Thursday to review the recommended list of hospitals selected to participate in an ongoing elective Angioplasty demonstration project ...

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This study aims at characterizing and modelling the effect of mechanical factors on endothelial denudation during Angioplasty, such as normal force between balloon and artery, stretching of arterial walls, and relative displacement between contacting surfaces. Friction damage was applied to porcine aorta samples with different contact forces, relative displacements, and biplanar stretching conditions. After the tests, endothelium denudation was quantified by isolating and counting the remaining endothelial cells. Using multiple-regression analysis, a constitutive model is proposed for integration in finite element software. This model will help optimize balloon and stent deployment conditions to minimize the amount of damage to the endothelium, and eventually to reduce the occurrence of restenosis. Content Type Book Chapter DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-70521-5_3 Authors Sébastien Delorme, Industrial Materials Institute 75 de Mortagne Blvd Boucherville QC J4B 6Y4 Canada Rouwayda El-Ayoubi, Industrial Materials Institute 75 de Mortagne Blvd Boucherville QC J4B 6Y4 Canada Patricia Debergue, Industrial Materials Institute 75 de Mortagne Blvd Boucherville QC J4B 6Y4 Canada Book Series Lecture Notes in Computer Science Online ISSN 1611-3349 Print ISSN 0302-9743 Book Series Volume Volume 5104/2008 Book Biomedical Simulation DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-70521-5 Print ISBN 978-3-540-70520-8 ...

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MARSHALL, Texas - Jurors in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas handed down a large verdict on May 28, ordering Boston Scientific Corp. to pay $250 million for infringing a series of patents belonging to Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic Vascular Inc. et al. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No. 2:06-CV-78, E.D. Texas). Full story on lexis.com ...

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PRINCETON - A decision by the New Jersey State Health Planning Board could put the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Pemberton Township in a compromising position. ...

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NEW DELHI: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome, ...

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Calcutta, July 7: Priya Ranjan Das Munshi underwent an Angioplasty this morning after tests revealed blocks in two arteries. ...

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When your heart’s in trouble, needlessly high barriers shouldn’t stand in the way of help. That’s why the state Board of Health should expand non-emergency angioplasties beyond a handful of urban hospitals. ...

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Kolkata, July 7 : Angioplasty was conducted on Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi today to clear two heart blockages at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital here. ...

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PARKERSBURG - Gov. Joe Manchin Friday approved new rules that would allow more hospitals in West Virginia to perform emergency Angioplasty without open-heart surgical back up, including Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. As part of his approval, however, Manchin is asking for more review of part of the new regulations. ...

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No back up plan, no performance, some doctors say. ...

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Hospitals have mixed opinions about decision. ...

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New rules approved by Gov. Joe Manchin will allow many hospitals in West Virginia to start offering a common heart procedure. ...

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New standards for angioplasties would harm smaller hospitals, such as Olympia's Capital Medical Center, opponents said during a public meeting Tuesday in Tumwater. ...