Ultrahigh-Resolution CCTA Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Coronary Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients at high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) photon-counting coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has high diagnostic accuracy, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreFive-Year Composite Outcome Similar for TiNO-Coated Stent, Everolimus-Eluting Stents
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), titanium-nitride-oxide (TiNO)-coated stents do not improve long-term outcomes in terms of a composite outcome over third-generation everolimus-eluting stents (E…
Learn MoreLong-Term Outcomes Similar for Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffolds Versus Metal Stents
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, first-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) seem to be as safe as cobalt chromium everolimus-eluting stents (CoCr-EES) at five years, a…
Learn MoreOutcomes Superior With CABG Versus Multivessel PCI
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) outcomes are better than multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes for patients with acute coronary syndrome, according to a study presented at the …
Learn MoreAfter Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study. Researchers found that depressed patients were …
Learn MoreA los pacientes negros les va peor que a los blancos tras las angioplastias y las endoprótesis
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos negros que se someten a un procedimiento común para abrir las arterias bloqueadas son readmitidos al hospital con mayor frecuencia que sus pares blancos. También es más probable que mu…
Learn MoreBlack Patients Fare Worse Than White Patients After Angioplasty, Stents
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers. They’re also more likely to die in the years after treatment, a new …
Learn MoreLong-Term Outcomes of PCI, CABG Compared for Multivessel CAD
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with multivessel coronary artery disease, the rates of major adverse cardiac events and safety events do not differ for those receiving percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-e…
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