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• Omega-3 fatty acids may help heal a broken heart - Science Daily, 5/30/13 - "The potency of these compounds corresponds to concentrations that have been measured in the blood of human subjects taking high dose fish oil supplements for short periods of time. In rabbits, researchers treated the artery with RvD at the time of the balloon angioplasty procedure by infusing the drug directly into the vessel, and found that this one-time treatment reduced inflammation and subsequent scarring of the vessel after one month"
• Folate Supplementation Linked To Increased Risk Of Restenosis In Angioplasty/Stent Procedures - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
• Vitamins Help Arteries Of Angioplasty Patients - Intelihealth, 8/27/02

Other News:

• Bypass surgery compared to angioplasty - Science Daily, 4/13/10
• Stroke: Surgery Safer than Angioplasty? - Science Daily, 8/28/09
• Fast Release Of Data Leads To Rapid Changes In Clinical Practice For Drug-eluting Stents - Science Daily, 7/28/09
• Drug-eluting Stents Prove More Effective, Equally As Safe As Bare-metal Stents - Science Daily, 5/6/09
• Drug-Coated Stents: High Marks for Safety - WebMD, 5/6/09
• Drug-eluting Stents Found Safe, Superior To Bare Metal Stents, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 3/29/09
• Drug-coated Stents Less Risky For Heart Bypass Patients, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 1/22/09
• Study: Bypass better than stents in long term - washingtonpost.com, 9/1/08
• Coronary Stents: Safety And Long Term Results Debated - Science Daily, 8/31/08
• Drug-releasing Stents Linked With Decrease In Procedures To Unblock Coronary Arteries - Science Daily, 6/24/08
• Preventing Strokes: Stents vs. Surgery - WebMD, 4/9/08
• Angioplasty OK for Major Heart Artery Clogs - WebMD, 4/1/08
• Comparison Of Anticoagulants For Angioplasty Show Similar Outcomes - Science Daily, 3/31/08
• Half Of Patients Undergoing Cerebrovascular Stent Placement Respond Poorly To Clopidogrel, Study Shows - Science Daily, 2/5/08
• A Heart Stent Gets a Reprieve From Doctors - New York Times, 11/12/07
• Delayed Angioplasty -- Big Bucks, No Bang - Science Daily, 11/5/07
• New Treatment Following Angioplasty In Heart Attack Patients Reduces Bleeding - Science Daily, 10/26/07
• Bypass, Angioplasty Similar in Survival Rates - WebMD, 10/15/07
• Drug-Coated Stents Safest for Whom? - WebMD, 10/3/07
• Two Drugs Equally Effective For Heart Patients Undergoing Angioplasty, Study Finds - Science Daily, 9/15/07
• Bare-metal Stents Are Better For Some Heart Patients - Science Daily, 5/11/07
• Heart Strategy: Angioplasty vs. Drugs - WebMD, 5/8/07
• Drug-Coated Stents: The Real Risks - WebMD, 5/8/07
• Risk And Outcome Similar For Bypass Surgery, Drug-eluting Stents - Science Daily, 4/19/07
• Study: Drugs better than angioplasty - USA Today, 3/26/07
• FDA Panel: New Warnings for Stents - WebMD, 12/8/06
• Staying on Plavix Cuts Stent Risk - WebMD, 12/5/06
• Patients with stents face clot risks - MSNBC, 12/5/06
• Drug-Coated Stents Have Dark Side - WebMD, 11/9/06
• Safety and Efficacy of Drug-Eluting Stents Reaffirmed in New England Journal of Medicine Articles and Editorial - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/06
• How Safe Are Drug-Coated Stents? - Time Magazine, 9/6/06
• Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Effective for High-Risk Patients - Doctor's Guide, 5/15/06
• Drug-eluting and Bare-metal Stents Have Similar Long-Term Safety Profile - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/06
• Jefferson Neurosurgeons Using Innovative Stent To Open Clogged Brain Arteries, Prevent Strokes - Science Daily, 3/24/06
• Sirolimus-Releasing Stents More Effective Than VBT For Treating Restenosis Within a Bare-Metal Stent - Doctor's Guide, 3/17/06
• Clopidogrel Risk of Adverse Events for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - Doctor's Guide, 3/13/06
• New Data Demonstrate Carotid Artery Stenting in Clinical Practice Has Comparable Major Adverse Event Rate With That Seen in Pivotal SAPPHIRE Trial - Doctor's Guide, 3/13/06
• Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Top Angioplasty for Preventing Restenosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/13/06
• Comparison of Drug-Releasing Coronary Stents Show Similar Effectiveness - Doctor's Guide, 3/2/06
• Two Drug-Coated Stents Perform Equally Well - HealthDay, 2/21/06
• Opening Blocked Arteries with Drug Coating but No Stent - Doctor's Guide, 1/25/06
• Drug-Eluting Stents May Cause Allergic Reactions - Doctor's Guide, 12/20/05
• Angioplasty: No More Overnight Stays? - WebMD, 11/14/05
• Unclogging arteries becoming a one-day event - MSNBC, 11/13/05
• Most Comprehensive USA Clinical Trial to Date Shows Competing Medicated Stents Work Equally Well - Doctor's Guide, 10/26/05
• Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Outperforms Paclitaxel Eluting Stent in Seven Study Meta-Analysis - Doctor's Guide, 10/21/05
• New Study Results Suggest Better Outcomes With the Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent Than Brachytherapy in Patients With In-Stent Reblockage - Doctor's Guide, 10/17/05
• Comparison of a polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stent with a bare metal stent in patients with complex coronary artery disease: a randomized controlled trial - JAMA. 2005 Sep 14;294(10):1215-23
• Medication-Releasing Stent Reduces Risk of Artery Re-Narrowing Following Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 9/14/05
• Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Remain Superior to Bare Metal Stents at 2 Years: Presented at ESC - Doctor's Guide, 9/12/05
• Clopidogrel Appears to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiovascular Death Before and After Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 9/5/05
• More Is Better, At Least In Angioplasty - Science Daily, 8/19/05
• Which Stent Is Best for Heart Patients? - WebMD, 8/16/05
• Study Finds Taxus Express2 Paclitaxel-eluting Stent System Has Lower MACE Rate Than Cypher - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/05
• Heart stents help many avoid bypass surgery - MSNBC, 3/7/05
• Double Dose of Clopidogrel Halves Angioplasty Complications - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/05
• Statin Therapy Lessens Complications in Angioplasty Patients - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/05
• Metabolic Syndrome Raises Risks in Angioplasty - Clinical Psychiatry News, 3/05
• Preventing Stroke Without Major Surgery - WebMD, 12/1/04
• Carotid Stenting Appears Safe, Effective In Preventing Strokes - Doctor's Guide, 12/1/04
• Drug-coated Stent Induces Less Inflammation Than Bare Metal Stent - Science Daily, 11/17/04
• Stents May Not Increase Patient Survival - WebMD, 11/8/04
• New Long-Term Risk Tied to Drug-Coated Stents - WebMD, 10/21/04
• Stroke Prevention: Stent as Good as Surgery - WebMD, 10/6/04
• Coated Stents Remain Safe Two Years After Implantation - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/04
• No Mortality Difference Seen Between Stenting and Bypass Surgery After 5 Years - Doctor's Guide, 9/1/04
• New Drug Stents Help Keep Heart Artery Open - WebMD, 8/12/04
• Drug-Coated Stents Aid Angioplasties - Intelihealth, 3/8/04
• New Stents May Prevent Future Complications - WebMD, 1/26/04
• Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents Reduce Patient Rate of Clinical and Angiographic Restenosis When Compared With Bare-Metal Stents - Doctor's Guide, 1/16/04
• New Drug-Coated Stent May Offer Alternative - WebMD, 1/14/04
• Docs Say Drug-Eluting Stents Save Lives - WebMD, 12/22/03
• FDA Moves To Allay Concerns Over Stent - Intelihealth, 11/26/03
• Cilostazol Significantly Reduces Stent Restenosis Rate - Doctor's Guide, 11/13/03
• Preliminary Results Show TAXUS Stent Significantly Reduces Clinical and Angiographic Restenosis Rates - Doctor's Guide, 11/11/03
• FDA links J&J stent to deaths - USA Today, 10/29/03
• Sirolimus-Eluting Stents Offer Reduced Rates of Restenosis Over Standard Stents Among Patients With Complex Coronary Lesions - Doctor's Guide, 10/7/03
• Neither Phosphorycholine-Coated Stents Nor Abciximab Reduces Restenosis in Small Vessel Disease - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/03
• Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Has Benefits for Diabetics and Patients With Small-Vessel Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/03
• Case Strengthened for Carotid Stenting Versus Endarterectomy - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/03
• Everolimus-Eluting Stent Shows Significant Benefit at Six Months - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/03
• ABT-578-Eluting Stent Demonstrates "Robust" Results - Doctor's Guide, 9/29/03
• Debate: Should Every Stent Be a Drug-Eluting Stent? - Medscape, 9/23/03
• Carotid Stenting With Embolic Filter Confirms Superior Safety - Medscape, 9/18/03
• Drug-Eluting Stent Associated With Thrombosis - Medscape, 7/9/03
• Reducing Restenosis: Drug-Eluting Stent Approved - Physician's Weekly, 5/19/03
• Coronary Stents With Paclitaxel Prevent Restenosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/17/03
• Fluvastatin Decreases Risk of Major Acute Coronary Events after Angioplasty with or without Stents - Doctor's Guide, 4/4/03
• Paclitaxel-Coated Stents Slow Restenosis Rates - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
• New, Simpler Filtering Device Reduces Major Coronary Events during Angioplasty and Stenting - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
• Drug-Eluting Stents Have Minimal Effect For In-Stent Restenosis - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
• Use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade During Angioplasty Associated with Increased Bleeding Risk - Doctor's Guide, 4/2/03
• First Human Experience Using New Everolimus Stent Coating Is Positive - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
• Expensive New Stents May Save Money - Intelihealth, 3/31/03
• Newest stents keep arteries unclogged - USA Today, 3/30/03
• Stent Assisted Angioplasty Shows Promise for Symptomatic Carotid Occlusive Disease - Doctor's Guide, 2/19/03
• Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Angioplasty Compares Well With Stenting - Doctor's Guide, 2/19/03
• Novel Stent Procedure May Offer Benefits Over Carotid Endarterectomy - Doctor's Guide, 2/18/03
• New Help For Clogged Arteries - CBS News, 2/13/03
• Paclitaxel-Stent Implant Safe For In-Stent Restenosis Patients - Doctor's Guide, 2/12/03
• Report Of Single-Centre Experience Of Carotid Artery Angioplasty And Stenting - Doctor's Guide, 12/16/02
• Redo Surgery Versus Angiogplasty/Stenting In Early Carotid Restenosis - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/02
• Bivalirudin Not Inferior To Heparin-Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Combination In Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 11/20/02
• Stents with Emboli Protection May Prove Superior to Carotid Artery Endarterectomy - Doctor's Guide, 11/20/02
• Early Direct Infarct Angioplasty Should be Considered in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/02
• Daily Exercise Training As Effective As Stent Angioplasty In Stable Coronary Artery Disease - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/02
• Year-Long Clopidogrel Therapy Reduces Coronary Events in Angioplasty-eligible Patients - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/02
• Systolic Hypotension a Risk for Poor Outcome Following Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/02
• Sixteen Percent Of Stents Undergo Plaque Prolapse - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/02
• Angiojet Thrombectomy Reduces No Flow/Slow Flow and Distal Embolisation in Patients Receiving Angioplasty for Myocardial Infarction - Doctor's Guide, 10/1/02
• Pill [everolimus] Prevents Heart Artery Reclosure - WebMD, 9/30/02
• Cutting-Balloon Angioplasty Looks Promising in Femoropopliteal and Tibioperoneal Arterial Occlusive Disease - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Neurological Sequelae with Self-Expandable and Balloon-Mounted Carotid Artery Stents are Equivalent - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Distal Protection Does Not Appear to Provide Additional Benefit in Saphenous Vein Graft Interventions with Membrane-Covered Stents - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Smaller Vessels Increase Risk Of Cardiac Events Post-Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Sirolimus-Eluting T-Stents Of Bifurcation Lesions Are Effective And Safe - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Twelve-Month Results For ASPECT Demonstrate Maintenance Of Positive Results For The Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Excellent Results Reported For Slow- and Moderate-Release Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• In ELUTES, The Paclitaxel Effect And Safety Profile Are Maintained At 12 Months - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Direct Stenting Provides Good Clinical and Angiographic Results - Doctor's Guide, 9/27/02
• Transport of Patients to Perform Angioplasty Better than Trying Clot-Busting Drugs - Doctor's Guide, 9/3/02
• Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Compared With Uncoated Stent - Doctor's Guide, 8/26/02
• Heart Stents Have Better Outcome than Balloon Angioplasty in Diabetics - Doctor's Guide, 8/20/02
• Procedural Frequency And Volume Predict Technical Success In Stent-Graft Deployment - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/02
• Dutch Study Bolsters Evidence That Statins Help After Angioplasty - Intelihealth, 6/26/02
• New Study Reaffirms That CO2 Laser Revascularization Provides Long-Term Angina Relief For Cardiac Patients - Doctor's Guide, 6/12/02
• Coated Stents: On the Edge of a Cure - WebMD, 6/5/02
• Angioplasty Beats Clot-busting Drugs for Most Heart Attack Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/17/02
• Elderly Angioplasty Patients Fare Well with Stents - Doctor's Guide, 3/18/02
• Cardiac Stress Tests May Indicate Success Of Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 12/18/01
• Abciximab More Likely to Achieve Platelet Inhibition Target than Eptifibatide or Tirofiban - Doctor's Guide, 12/14/01
• Regular Exercise May be More Beneficial than Angioplasty/Stent Implantation - Doctor's Guide, 11/13/01
• Doctors Excited by 'Breakthrough' Heart Stent - WebMD, 9/4/01
• Pressure Test Predicts Need for Angioplasty - Doctor's Guide, 6/19/01
• Radiation After Angioplasty Fails - Intelihealth, 3/19/01 - "Zapping heart arteries with radiation fails to keep them flowing smoothly after angioplasty"
• Angioplasty or Bypass, Skill of the Surgeon May be Key - WebMD, 3/18/01