Treatment of cardiac lesions without anaesthesic
...ability There are a number of methods used in the percutaneous treatment of congenital cardiac defects. Specifically, a number of years ago, the Cardiological Intervention Unit incorporated the "Amplatzer" occluder system for closure of patent ductus (congenital communication between the aorta and the pulmonary ...Three anti-platelet drugs used in combination are safe
...of blood vessels after they have been cleared with percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI) or thrombosis (obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood clot). The use of these platelet inhibitory drugs -- cilostazol, clopidogrel and aspirin -- has resulted in a significant reduction of thrombotic complications ...Cryoablation is effective in treating cancer patients' pain
...ptomatic disease. Each patient underwent CT-guided percutaneous cryoablation. Cryoapplicators were inserted into the tumor area, and the tumor and adjacent areas were frozen. The freezing process kills cancer cells, small sensory nerves cells and inflammatory tissue, thus easing the patient's pain, Dr. Dupuy sai...'Artery clearing' system does not provide benefit for patients undergoing PCI
...vice and system to clear dislodged "debris" during percutaneous interventions to open a blocked artery following a...thrombotic (blood clot) material ("debris") during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following a heart attack is common. This debris may travel to more dist...AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
...ysicians should diagnose and provide referrals for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) earlier in women, the American Heart Association recommends in a statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. This statement was presented today at The State Of The Heart: Go Red For Wome...Orqis receives FDA approval to expand clinical trial of Cancion CRS therapy to 40 centers
...d enrollment efforts. The Cancion CRS therapy is a percutaneous cardiac recovery system being studied for its ability to create a "rest-to-recovery" environment for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. Enrollment in the Multicenter trial of the Orqis Medical CRS for the ENhanced Treatment of CHF, Unresponsive...Health state values for patients with CAD vary according to the measure used to generate them
...al phase III clinical trial in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention prior to hospital discharge and six months thereafter. In these patients, the HUI3 and the SF-6D generated different estimates of utilities. The gain in utilities from treatment was lower when using the SF-6D. Since utilities...Women wait longer for emergency heart treatment
... The procedure, called emergency angioplasty or percutaneous coronary intervention, has the biggest impact if it's performed within 90 minutes of a patient's arrival at the emergency room door. But the study, based on records from 1,551 heart attack patients who had emergency angioplasty at hospitals in Mic...New magnetic percutaneous system navigates vessels
...tic navigation system shows promise for use during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2004. "The computer-controlled magnetic system is useful to steer guide wires and navigate turns in tortuous coronary arteries that would other...News tips for Sunday, November 7, 2004
...hat's the finding of a large new survey of 407,152 percutaneous coronary interventions, or PCIs, at 313 centers. It found that 58 percent were performed for Class I indications, meaning that there was evidence and/or agreement that PCI would be useful or effective. In these, clinical success was 92.8 percent, a...Study questions safety of heart procedures at hospitals without cardiac surgery programs
...rollees who underwent a cardiac procedure called a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at a US acute care facility between 1999 and 2001. It concluded that patients who underwent PCI at a hospital without a cardiac surgeon onsite had a 29% overall increased risk of mortality compared to those who had the pr...MRI improves treatment of deforming birthmarks
...od for treating low-flow vascular malformations is percutaneous sclerotherapy, a minimally invasive treatment in w..." Dr. Lewin and colleagues performed MR-guided percutaneous sclerotherapy on 15 patients with low-flow vascular malformations who had been unsuccessfully treate...Hospital standards for high-risk surgeries save lives
...c surgery, esophageal surgery, open heart surgery, percutaneous coronary interventions (such as angioplasty) and a... Fully implementing similar Leapfrog standards for percutaneous coronary interventions would save 3,016 lives. The standards for abdominal aortic aneurysm...Clip device accomplishes endovascular, non-surgical repair of faulty heart valve
... Phase I US Trial Results. To date, a total of 10 percutaneous mitral valve repairs using this device have been performed nationwide. Dr. Feldman performed the first U.S. procedure in Evanston Hospital's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Other U.S. investigators participating in the trial are: Howard Herrmann...Why don't heart patients take their medicine? Study finds forgetfulness at the top of the list
...rful effect for more than 2,300 patients who had a percutaneous coronary intervention such as an angioplasty or a stent. In addition to Sud and Eagle, the study's authors include others at the Michigan Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Reporting Program, including Jianming Fang, M.D.; Eva Kline-Rogers, MS, RN...Study reports improved method to identify fetal DNA in maternal blood samples
...s (e.g., amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) for fetal chromosomal abnormalities are highly reliable, but the procedure used for each test carries a risk for loss of pregnancy. Many patients who are candidates for these tests decline them because of the risk of pregna...Combination therapy does not appear to benefit cardiac patients before heart catheter procedure
...nfarction (MI - heart attack) who are referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (such as angioplasty and ste...hospitals with catheterization facilities, primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) are better then thrombolysis (drug therapy used to dissolve blood clot...Unnecessary hospital stay after heart attack common in European countries
... coronary syndromes is moving increasingly towards percutaneous intervention at admission or in the first 24 h. At present, resources in the UK, in terms of catheter laboratories and trained interventional staff, are insufficient to meet this standard of care, with the result that many high-risk patients stay in ...Drug-coated stents effective in 'real world' patients
...uys said. "The first was revascularization through percutaneous intervention with the angioplasty balloon in 1977 followed in 1986 by the introduction of the stent. The drug-eluting stent is the next major step." In an accompanying editorial David P. Faxon, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Chi...Freezing technique kills majority of small malignant breast cancers
...iques currently under investigation for localized, percutaneous treatment of breast masses of all kinds. Other research techniques under investigation elsewhere use radio waves, lasers, focused ultrasound and microwave radiation. The Sanarus cryoablation system uses a disposable probe that the physician guides t...