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More evidence for intracoronary over intravenous GPI in primary PCI
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Jan 31, 2012
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Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Three cardiologists from China say intracoronary administration of a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor (GPI) “can be recommended as a preferred regimen” during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial...
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Increased risk of bleeding complications when aspirin discontinued close to combined bypass and valve surgery
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Jan 26, 2012
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Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Critical Care, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Discontinuation of aspirin within 5 days of combined coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, compared with earlier discontinuation.
“Physicians should weigh the risk of bleeding vs. the benefit for...
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Sirolimus-eluting stent a good option for BMS and DES in-stent restenosis
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Jan 23, 2012
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Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous placement of a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) is a safe and effective way to address either bare-metal (BMS) or drug-eluting (DES) in-stent restenosis, according to a report this month in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions from an international team of interventional...
Sheath size influences complications of transradial coronary catheterization
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Jan 19, 2012
Meta-analysis provides ‘reassuring’ data on drug-eluting stents in primary PCI
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Jan 18, 2012
Once-weekly exenatide similar to daily metformin for type 2 diabetes
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Jan 16, 2012
Radial approach for primary PCI has advantages over femoral route
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Jan 11, 2012
Percutaneous mitral leaflet repair effective for high-risk surgical patients
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Jan 9, 2012
Bleeding risk increased with triple antithrombotic therapy after PCI for MI
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Jan 4, 2012
Off-pump CABG better than PCI for three-vessel coronary artery disease
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Jan 3, 2012
Intracoronary or intravenous abciximab in primary PCI?
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Dec 20, 2011
PCI safe before transcatheter aortic valve implantation
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Dec 13, 2011
High-dose daptomycin an option in cardiac device-related endocarditis
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Dec 12, 2011
Not all STEMI patients should be transferred for PCI
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Dec 7, 2011
Withholding thienopyridines advised before cardiac surgery
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Dec 6, 2011
Drug-eluting stents may have beneficial downstream effects
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Nov 23, 2011
No long-term benefits seen with late PCI of infarct-related artery after MI
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Nov 23, 2011
Intracoronary adenosine before PCI does not prevent myocardial injury
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Nov 23, 2011
Outcomes good with carotid stenting before cardiac surgery
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Nov 23, 2011
PCI an alternative to CABG for some left main CAD cases
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Nov 12, 2011
Percutaneous mitral regurgitation repair safe in very high risk patients
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Nov 1, 2011
Everolimus-eluting stents seen best for acute and stable coronary artery disease
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Oct 20, 2011
Bariatric surgery improves cardiovascular risk profile
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Oct 11, 2011
Proximal occlusion device reduces microemboli during carotid artery stenting
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Oct 4, 2011
Protocol makes MRI safe for some patients with pacemakers or ICDs
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Oct 4, 2011
