Study: Heart attack victims do better if blood clot removed before stent implantedSTEPHANIE NANO
Infection Irregular heartbeat About 1% to 2% of people who have a stent may get ablood clotwhere the stent is placed. This can put you at risk for aheart attackorstroke. Your risk of getting a blood clot is highest during the first few months after the procedure. After you get a sten...
If you had a heart attack should receive immediate treatment to restore blood flow to the heart. Depending on the type of stroke… READ MORE Project STENT – SAVE A LIFE! Aims to improve the delivery of care and patient access to the life saving indications of primary percutaneous coronary ...
2.3.6Stent implant Apulmonary arterystent-based monitoring device measures pulmonarydiastolic pressure, oxygen levels, outflow, and hematological markers. Heart failure diagnosis relies primarily onpulmonary wedge pressure. Stents that serve as regular stents and implanted antennas that communicate vital biol...
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Bivalirudin safer, more effective than heparin for treating heart attack patients undergoing coronary intervention Bivalirudin is a safer and more effective anticoagulant than heparin for treating patients with the most serious type of heart attacks who undergo urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...
A clinical trial found that the use of a next generation, micronet, mesh-covered stent demonstrated improved restoration of blood flow to heart tissue, compared to the use of either bare-metal or drug-eluting stents in heart attack patients undergoing an
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"Every year, there's about a two to three percent chance of a major cardiac problem following these stents -- that's a heart attack, a blockage again in the same artery that was supposedly open," Dr. LaPook said. "So [researchers] are trying to think: what's the problem there? Wha...
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