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Health

Stents Better than Bypass Surgery at Relieving Pain

Stents Better than Bypass Surgery at Relieving Pain

A new study presented Saturday at the American College of Cardiology conference in Orlando,...
» read full story March 28th, 2009 - 21:58
New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New Device May Help Doctors Use Fewer Stents, Save Money

New research suggests that using a medical device from Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical could...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 14:14
Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent

Medtronic May Help Millions With its Complete SE Stent

Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. announced it began to enroll patients in a trial of its...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 22:09
Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

Drug-Coated Stents Are Risk-Free For Heart Attack Victims

According to the largest study to date on the link between drug-coated stents and people who have...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:57
Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stents Safe for All Heart Attack Patients

Drug-coated stents are safe to use and effective for all heart attack patients and they can cut...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:30
Drug-Coated Stents Are Official Life Savers

Drug-Coated Stents Are Official Life Savers

Taxus Express2 Atom Stent System and Taxus Express2 Stent System received approval from the U.S....
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 20:12
Bypass Surgery Better Than Stents, Study Concludes

Bypass Surgery Better Than Stents, Study Concludes

Although bypass surgery and angioplasty have similar effects for heart patients with clogged...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 11:01
Study Says Bypass Is Better Than Stents

Study Says Bypass Is Better Than Stents

European doctors compared the effectiveness of open-heart surgery versus angioplasty (tiny mesh...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 00:14
Biosensors’ Drug-Coated Stent As Safe as Older Stents, Benefits Confirmed

Biosensors’ Drug-Coated Stent As Safe as Older Stents, Benefits Confirmed

A new drug-coated stent made by Singapore-based Biosensors International Group Ltd. is as safe and...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 16:41
Stent Surgery Showed Similar Results Compared With Drugs

Stent Surgery Showed Similar Results Compared With Drugs

Angioplasty or stent surgery may provide more short-term relief for some patients that suffer from...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 14:01
FDA: Heparin Deaths Triple to 62 from 19 Initially Reported

FDA: Heparin Deaths Triple to 62 from 19 Initially Reported

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the number of reported patients who died...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 11:33
Patients with Stents Face Higher Risk for Recurrent Thrombosis

Patients with Stents Face Higher Risk for Recurrent Thrombosis

Patients who had an additional stent implanted as emergency treatment for their stent thrombosis...
» read full story March 30th, 2008 - 21:02
Stopping Plavix Therapy Linked to Death or Heart Attack

Stopping Plavix Therapy Linked to Death or Heart Attack

Patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome who stop taking clopidogrel (Plavix) may be more...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 11:18
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Specials

Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

Drug-Coated Stent Safer For Heart Attack Patients

A news study in the Sept. 25 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine gives more hope to heart...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 16:30
Bypass Surgery Still the Best Treatment for Heart Patients

Bypass Surgery Still the Best Treatment for Heart Patients

Bypass surgery is still the most effective treatment for most problems involving heart artery...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 22:18
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