Drug-eluting stents successfully treat vein-graft disease
(BETHESDA, MD)--The use of medicated stents markedly improves the clinical outcomes of ... reduction in the incidence of restenosis with the medicated stents," said Dr. Raj Makkar, codirector of the Cardiovascular Intervention Center at Cedars Sinai M...Study confirms that stents releasing medication help keep heart bypass vein grafts open
... reduction in the incidence of restenosis with the medicated stents," said Raj Makkar, M.D., co-director of the...tion of native coronary arteries. Makkar said the medicated stents appear to provide localized benefits, preventing restenosis at the site of the stent but not ...Penn to test new thermal energy procedure to reduce asthmatic symptoms
...ons total. Also, patients who are currently highly medicated will stay on their medication for the duration of the study. In this country, severe asthmatics are a major health problem. It's predicted that 40-50% of adults suffer from asthma leading to lost days at work. Asthma is a common disease in which the ...UCSF research pinpoints brain molecule's role in developing addiction
...s of the neuropeptide, rarely become addicted when medicated with amphetamines, in contrast to most people who receive the drugs. Lacking normal orexin production, narcoleptics are simply less prone to addiction....Treatment of severe coronary artery disease with drug-eluting stents a viable alternative to CABG
...e first studies in the United States on the use of medicated stents for the treatment of LMCA disease. LMCA disease is found in five to seven percent of patients who undergo angiography. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have discouraged the medical treatment of left main c...Study puts drug-eluting stents to test in heart attack patients
...6 in Atlanta, Ga., offers new insight into whether medicated stents can prevent late complications in patients with the most serious form of heart attack. Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit is an annual meeting for practicing cardiovascular interventionalists sponsored by the American College of Cardiology...Study examines stenting options in diabetics
...eneral population of patients for the two types of medicated stents currently being used in the United States. Dr. Simonton and the STENT Group of eight coronary intervention centers have examined how the sirolimus-eluting (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) performed in patients with diabetes. The ST...Pine tree bark reduces diabetic leg ulcers
...and local disinfectant). Ulcers were washed and medicated every day for six weeks. The area of the ulceration was copied on a transparent plastic sheet and the relative integral was recorded in a computerized system. A microcirculatory evaluation was performed at inclusion of the study and repeated after si......exists that many patients are being initially over medicated poses a significant challenge to doctors and scientists working toward effective seizure control....