Interv Cardiol. 2013;5(1):93-100. One of the more common scenarios that present a challenge for cardiac surgeons when evaluating therapy options includes: the diffuse triple vessel disease patient ...
In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), bivalirudin and paclitaxel-eluting ...
A 76-year-old man who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery in 1987 had 2 saphenous vein grafts to the mid-left anterior descending and marginal branch of circumflex coronary arteries. PCI with ...
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Inside the new stent that expands, contracts, and remodels with your heart
As you may be aware, the heart’s arteries are not rigid pipes; they’re living structures that twist, flex, constrict, expand, ...
Ray Romano said that he had "90 percent blockage" in an artery and had a stent put in. Romano said it was in the artery that leads to "widowmaker" heart attacks, seemingly referring to the LAD. Romano ...
A 34-year-old woman presented to the hospital after calling the emergency medical service (EMS) due to prolonged constrictive pain in her chest, which had come on suddenly at home. Records showed that ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A53-year-old male presented with chest pain at a pre-hospital care provider, and an ECG showed an anterior MI.
Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MDMedically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD A widowmaker heart attack is a type of heart failure in which the heart's biggest artery, the left anterior ...
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