No IVUS was performed before stent placement in either group. In the angiography-directed (AG) arm, procedural success was defined as <10% stent diameter stenosis compared with the distal ...

Mangaluru: A 60-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency department of KMC Hospital with complaints of severe chest pain, lasting for six hours.

Bober suggests that the angiogram is not the gold standard ... flow capacity helps doctors decide when to fix heart blood flow using stents or surgery. Go with the flow One such cardiology ...

After a decade of study, the results of the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches (Ischemia) Trial were revealed at the American Heart ...

About 40% of patients receiving a diagnostic coronary angiogram for chest pain ... reduction in blood flow affecting the heart muscle. Unlike tube-shaped stents used to open clogged arteries ...

has raised questions on whether some doctors are advising unnecessary stents for patients whose heart conditions can be managed with drug therapy. Dr Ajay Chaurasia, professor and head of ...

About 40% of patients receiving a diagnostic coronary angiogram ... use of a stent could target the issue behind the chest ...

Table 5 summarizes the mean velocities and ICA to CCA ratios for = 30 to < 50%, = 50 to < 70%, and = 70 to 99% in-stent restenosis, based on CT angiography. ROC Curves: Sensitivity and Specificity ...

After performing an angiogram, the doctors informed Rajesh that his mother had two blockages in the heart and advised ...

In a remarkable medical achievement, Shetty (name changed), a 60-year-old woman, was brought to the emergency department of ...