Sentences with phrase «following angioplasty»

King said the results indicate that doctors should reconsider use of beta blockers for patients following angioplasty.

In 1995, University of Chicago researchers demonstrated that gene therapy, using a virus, could be used to combat restenosis following angioplasty in several animal models.

Not exact matches

In the trial, which took place in Denmark, 1,234 patients (average age 61; 75 percent male) with acute STEMI symptoms of less than 12 hours» duration were randomly assigned to receive standard angioplasty with immediate stent implantation or angioplasty followed by stent implantation after a re-examination 24 to 48 hours later.

After an average follow - up time of 43 months, 105 patients or 17 percent in the DEFER group and 109 or 18 percent in the standard treatment group met the primary endpoint, a composite of death from any cause, hospitalization for heart failure, a second heart attack, and unplanned repeat angioplasty, a nonsignificant difference.

For the study, Lookstein's team followed 53 patients with critical limb ischemia who had a total of 94 drug - eluting stents implanted to treat leg arteries that would not stay open after angioplasty alone.

During the eight - year follow - up period, 463 people in the study — 65 % of them men — experienced heart problems (including heart attacks), had angioplasty or bypass surgery, or died of heart - disease - related causes.

Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, just to mention a few chronical diseases, run in my family, and up to now I am the only one who have been following this kind of diet, and, not surprisingly, I am the only one who is enjoying good health at my 68, while both my parents died long ago from heart disease at an early age, when I was just fifteen, my younger sister is type 2 diabetic, my older sister suffers from heart disease, having been submited to a tryple by - pass surgery and a angioplasty.

• Direct care of patients with myocardial infarction and assist in resuscitation / code blue situations • Oversee care of pre and post CABG (coronary artery bypass graft), pre and post cardiac cath, Angiogram / Angioplasty, AICD, PPM, acute stroke, and post-op peripheral vascular surgery patients • Perform EKG and telemetry monitoring, interpret results, and intervene as needed • Collaborates with physicians and social workers regarding discharge planning and follow up care plans • Educate patients and families about healthy living including smoking cessation, alcohol cessation, etc. • Set age - appropriate short - term and long term goals in care planning • Administer intravenous drugs, drips, and combinations drugs using 5 rights and titration of vasoactive drugs with the use of IV infusion pump