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• Can small arteries be stented?
Aug 18 '10
34
• Vascular Closure Devices, like AngioSeal, StarClose, Mynx, Perclose, Syvek, etc.
Aug 18 '10
590
• Not feeling well after angioplasty / stenting -- chest pain, cough, fluttering. Will this pass?
Aug 18 '10
505
• What is the cost of an angioplasty with stents?
Aug 18 '10
142
Plavix and Aspirin After Stent, how long to take, allergic reactions, other complications?
Aug 18 '10
982
• First time for angiogram. Looking for reassurance.
Aug 18 '10
8
• Exercise, Sports and Physicial Activity After Angioplasty
Aug 17 '10
244
• Financial Assistance for Plavix
Aug 17 '10
133
• EECP Marketplace -- buy/sell equipment   Aug 16 '10 107
• Patient wishes advice on prognosis for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Aug 16 '10
44
• Coronary stents and MRI
Aug 16 '10
68
• I will soon undergo angioplasty. Can anyone tell me anything about the recovery period and medication....
Aug 15 '10
33
• Is it normal to feel a lot of pain after an angiogram?
Aug 11 '10
27
• Why won't my cardiologist open a 50-60% blockage?
Aug 11 '10
109
• Is there an alternative to having a diagnostic angiogram?
Aug 10 '10
43
Comments and experiences with treatment for Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis (IHSS) Aug 10 '10 81
Recovery time after angioplasty
Aug 10 '10
77
• Plavix and surgery
Aug 8 '10
188
• Angioplasty and/or coronary stenting in the very elderly geriatric population
Aug 8 '10
59
In Stent Restenosis -- Stent Reblocking
Aug 4 '10
41
• Radial angiogram or angioplasty from the wrist -- comments or questions
Aug 3' 10
54
• Complications from catheterization, angiogram or angioplasty using the femoral (leg/groin) approach (nerve damage, bleeding, etc.)?
Aug 1 '10
662
• Are there side effects to coated stents? (also known as medicated or drug-eluting stents)
Jul 27 '10
27
• What is the treatment for myocardial bridging?
Jul 26 '10
66
• Is there a way to treat a coronary artery that is calcifying and causing it to "stutter"? new topic
Jul 22 '10
2
Possibility of doing angioplasty or stenting on a 100% total occlusion?
Jul 21 '10
28
• Peripheral angioplasty & stenting (opening up blocked arteries in the legs or other non-coronary areas)
Jul 18 '10
83
• Heart Attack and Stents or Angioplasty Jul 17 '10
35
• Food tastes like metal since having stents. Anyone else have this?
Jul 14 '10
56
• Stress Tests
Jul 9 '10
25
• Experiences with Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)?
Jul 7 '10
183
Did anyone feel cold / shivering during or after angioplasty or surgery?
Jul 6 '10
14
• Angioplasty, bypass surgery or medication? When to stop with recurring angioplasties and go to bypass (CABG) or something else?
May 15 '10
32
• Improved vision after stenting new topic
May 14 '10
1
• Health Care Reform and Stents in the United States May 5 '10
4
• How long will a stent last?
May 1 '10
2
• Allergic reaction after drug-eluting stent -- DES hypersensitivity
Apr 28 '10
440
Stent thrombosis in drug-eluting stents
Apr 27 '10
113
• Metal (Nickel) allergies to stents
Apr 24 '10
33
• Questions about multislice CT Angiograms (CTA)
Apr 24 '10
176
• Drug-eluting vs. bare metal stent
Apr 18 '10
83
• Dental Work, Plavix, Antibiotics and Stents
Apr 16 '10
34
• Health Insurance After Known Heart Disease? Apr 7 '10
5
What are the chances of occlusion reoccurring after angioplasty with stent?
Mar 20 '10
51
What causes stent restenosis in less than 30 days?
Mar 17 '10
21
• Still Having Angina Pain After Stent
Mar 13 '10
1
• Prognosis After Stenting Total Occlusion Mar 10 '10
2
• Broken or fractured stent Mar 10 '10
6
Questions about Carotid Artery Stenting (Angioplasty)
Feb 22 '10
171
Problems after bypass surgery
Feb 10 '10
25
• What is Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and how can it benefit patients having interventional procedures?
Feb 9 '10
3
• Looking for statistics on the numbers of angioplasties and stents Aug 2 '09
16
• Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) Aug 1 '09
2
• Collapsed stents Jul 19 '09
3
• Why can't blockage be opened? Jul 18 '09
2
• New stent designs
Jul 10 '09
4
• Can I take an airplane flight within days after a catheterization? Jul 10 '09
6
• Post questions or comments about helping family members or friends deal with coronary artery disease, hospitals, doctors, etc.
May 16 '09
14
• Need help reducing risk factors for CAD
Apr 29 '09
2
• CT Angiography and Low Dose Radiation
Apr 14 '09
1
• Can blockages be reversed?
Apr 12 '09
9
• Insurance and stents
Apr 10 '09
1
Information on patch for repairing hole in heart from ventricular or atrial septal defect - VSD / ASD
Apr 9 '09
8
• Worried about angioplasty failures and repeat procedures. How can these be prevented?
Mar 10 '09
32
What To Do After Stenting
Mar 2 '09
2
• Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and other intravascular imaging
Dec 26 '08
2
• Opinion on YouTube videos about stents Dec 7 '08
3
Biodegradable stents?
Dec 5 '08
2
• Can contrast dye damage the thyroid, kidney? May 23 '08
5
• Radiation therapy and drug-eluting stents
May 3 '08
12
• FDA Drug-Eluting Stent Safety Panel Testimony Apr 28 '08
30
• Managing hemostasis in patients receiving IIb/IIa infusions Apr 26 '08
18
• Can Anthrax vaccine cause coronary artery disease?
Apr 1 '08
14
• Stenting Closed Bypass Grafts Mar 31 '08
6
• Will my high blood pressure cause a stroke or heart attack? Mar 1 '08
7
• Surgical repair with a stent Feb 21 '08
1
• Should hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery should perform angioplasties?
Jul 8 '07
23
• Survival rate with low ejection fraction after heart attack and angioplasty
Jul 2 '07
2
• Angioplasty in diabetics?
May 20 '07
29
• Are multiple angioplasties common?
May 5 '07
9
• Can you put more than one stent in the same artery?
May 5 '07
8
Is this angiogram / angioplasty necessary?
Apr 23 '07
6
• Info about Transluminal Myocardial Revascularization, percutaneous (PTMR) or surgical (TMR)? Feb 9 '07
2
• What is the the cause of "Postprandial (after eating) Ventricular Extrasystoles" Feb 7 '07
1
• Bunches of clots after stent Feb 2 '07
23
• "Money Back Guarantee" for Taxus stent. Comments?
Jan 16 '07
7
• How do I know if I'm experiencing ischemia?
Jan 16 '07
4
• Heart books recommended by Forum members Jan 11 '07
3
• Risk of heart attack during or after angioplasty?
Jan 6 '07
6
• Renal angioplasty questions
Dec 29 '06
5
• Bio-Engineered vs Bare Metal vs Drug-Eluting Stents Nov 14 '06
4
• Defibrillator after angioplasty?
Nov 8 '06
5
• Is tingling in left arm a sign of blocked arteries?
Oct 3 '06
3
• Should I get a Cypher or Taxus stent?
Jul 26 '06
3
• What is the long-term prognosis of coronary stent vs. PTCA and CABG? Jul 21 '06
12
• Angioplasty success stories -- Had an angioplasty in 1981 and have had no problems since. How many others have similar experience?
Jul 16 '06
10
• Vertebral Artery Dissection (tear)
Jun 30 '06
2
Looking for Angioplasty in Washington State
May 7 '06
3
Rollercoasters with a stent?
Apr 27 '06
2
• Questions about billing codes for interventional procedures Apr 13 '06
1
• What are the medications used in plaque digestion which are based on EDTA chelation therapy?
Apr 5 '06
1
• Abdominal Aneurysm Repair with Stent
Mar 26 '06
2
Asymptomatic with Blockage, What Should I Do?
Dec 1 '05
3
• Comments on restoration of used PTCA catheters to reduce inventory costs in your cath lab?
Aug 26 '05
11
• Question about Sinoatrial Reentrant Tachycardia (SART)
Jul 9 '05
1
• Has Anyone Had Issues with Liberte Stent?
Jul 5 '05
2
How soon should an angiogram or angioplasty be done after an acute MI (heart attack)?
Apr 23, '05
8
• What is the ideal "cocktail" of medications to use after an interventional procedure? Jan 5 '05
3
Below topics are archived:  
Asian, male, 60, healthy active - mild MI, 99% blocked RCA - angiography done, but recommended to wait on angioplasty. Why wait?? (July 11, 2002)
Is angioplasty really the "gold standard" for diagnosis that my M.D. says? (July 6, 2002)
Is it normal to have this heaviness in the chest after about 20 days of PTCA and Stenting? (July 4, 2002)
Request for more information on emergency dissection repaired with stents (March 15, 2002)
Request from India for cardiologist referral (March 15, 2002)
Looking for information on nephrostomy tube placements (March 11, 2002)
What would cause a pseudoaneurysm / femoral puncture site injury? (February 24, 2002)
Is it possible to "build" new arteries? Will they block up? (January 28, 2002)
Burning sensation post-PTCA? (January 25, 2002)
Prognosis post Acute MI, treated with angioplasty and thombolysis? (January 3, 2002)
Looking for information concerning the application of laser angioplasty in the area of the colon? (December 18, 2001)
Has anyone heard of diabetes masking the symptoms of angina? (December 14, 2001)
Blockage between stents -- use radiation or rotablator? (December 5, 2001)
Questions about activities, diet, etc. immmediate post-angioplasty (November 27, 2001)
Concern about black and blue marks on arm post-angioplasty (November 22, 2001)
Any helpful suggestions on what to expect in the hospital during angioplasty? (November 11, 2001)
Are there any benefits to putting off angioplasty? Or just the obvious risks? (October 31, 2001)
When should a restenosed stent be treated with angioplasty and brachytherapy/radiation? (October 5, 2001)
Repeat catheterization one month after 5 stents. Why? (October 3, 2001)
Copper taste in mouth and black tongue post-angioplasty after discharge from hospital. (September 27, 2001)
Should moderate disease LAD 2mm diameter be stented? (September 26, 2001)
Post-angioplasty unusual conditions (ear clogging, frequent urination, etc.). Are they related? (September 2, 2001)
I just had angio with stenting and have a complication of bleeding and an AV fistula in the groin...(August 12, 2001)
What is the risk of restenosis in OM (obtuse marginal) branches? (June 21, 2001)
Can you fly in a airplane after having a stent put in your heart? (June 7, 2001)
Should we leave a 99% obstructed bypass graft alone? What's the prognosis for another stented artery? (June 7, 2001)
My exercise and diet regimen post-angioplasty (June 4, 2001)
Does angioplasty or restenosis affect lung function in COPD patient? (February 2, 2001)
Heart attack due to blood clotting after angioplasty (January 6, 2001)
Angioplasty Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about your experience? (2000)
• Can angioplasty be performed with a Greenfield vena cava filter in place?
• How can I find an interventional radiologist for a second opinion on renal artery stenosis?
• "Burning" in abdomen - symptom of blockage / restenosis?
• Blood thinners after angioplasty?
• Angioplasty or bypass for 99% blockage?
• Ventricular fibrillation and angiograms? Success rates for Rotablator?
• Non-surgical treatment for pseudoaneurysm of left common femoral artery?
• Need info for high school graduation project on cardiac procedures.
• Which approach is the right one: more invasive or less invasive?
• Can repeated angioplasties with stents cause weakened arteries?
• Can angioplasty be an effective treatment for 11 year old CABG'S, now failing? (January 1, 2000)
Angioplasty Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about your experience? (1999)
• Repeat angioplasty in reoccluded distal Right Coronary Artery?
• Angioplasty failure; elevated enzymes; HELP!
• What complications may occur in angioplasty of 90% occlusion in RIMA-Ramus graft?
• How long does cardiac catheterization procedure take?
• Angioplasty possible on completely blocked artery? What is lowest percentage blockage for PTCA?
• Problems from contrast dosages, kidney failure.
• Looking for cardiac rehab center in London.
• Treatment for severe hematoma?
• How much better should I feel five months after having a stent implanted?
• Need basic info on angioplasty for school research paper
• Pseudoaneurysm after PTCA/stenting resulting in surgery.
Angioplasty Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about your experience? (1997-98)
• Best method of approach for closed off LAD and 85% closed OM?
• Can stent cause trauma to artery, leading to healing response and restenosis?
• Angioplasty: when is enough enough? Since 1993, I have had a dozen angioplasty procedures with 3 stents....
• Why have symptoms leading to PTCA or CABG come on so suddenly? Are there other alternatives?
• Any information on interventional treatment for 11-month-old with an ASD?
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