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| • Vascular
Closure Devices, like AngioSeal, StarClose, VasoSeal, Perclose,
Syvek, etc. |
Feb 8 '10
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535
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| • What
is Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and how can it benefit
patients having interventional procedures? |
Feb 8 '10
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2
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| • Is
it normal to feel a lot of pain after an angiogram? |
Feb 7 '10
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23
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| • Metal
(Nickel) allergies to stents |
Feb 7 '10
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24
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| • Idiopathic
Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis (IHSS). Comments about
treatment? |
Feb 4 '10
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70
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| • Complications
from catheterization, angiogram or angioplasty using the
femoral (leg/groin) approach (nerve damage, bleeding, etc.)? |
Feb 3 '10
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591
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| • Questions
about multislice CT Angiograms (CTA) |
Feb 2 '10
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162
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| • Angioplasty,
bypass surgery or medication? When to stop with recurring
angioplasties and go to bypass (CABG) or something else? |
Feb 2 '10
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28
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| • Recovery
time after angioplasty |
Feb 1 '10
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52
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| • Angioplasty
and/or coronary stenting in the very elderly geriatric
population |
Jan 31 '10
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43
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| • Plavix
and Aspirin After Stent, how long to take, allergic reactions,
other complications? |
Jan 31 '10
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851
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| • Broken
or fractured stent |
Jan 21 '10 |
4
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| • Not
feeling well after angioplasty / stenting -- chest pain,
cough, fluttering. Will this pass? |
Dec 8 '09
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447
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| • What
is the cost of an angioplasty with stents? |
Aug 26 '09
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115
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| • Experiences
with Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)? |
Aug 26 '09
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175
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| • What
are the chances of occlusion reoccurring after angioplasty
with stent? |
Aug 26 '08
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47
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| • What
is the treatment for myocardial bridging? |
Aug 25 '09
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52
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| • Why
won't my cardiologist open a 50-60% blockage? |
Aug 20 '09
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74
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• EECP
Marketplace -- buy/sell equipment  |
Aug 20 '09 |
74
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| • Exercise,
Sports and Physicial Activity After Angioplasty |
Aug 19 '09
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212
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| • Peripheral
angioplasty & stenting (opening up blocked arteries
in the legs) |
Aug 19 '09
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60
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| • Allergic
reaction after drug-eluting stent -- DES hypersensitivity |
Aug 19 '09
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419
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| • Coronary
stents and MRI |
Aug 18 '09
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46
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| • Plavix
and surgery |
Aug 18 '09
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158
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• Health
Care Reform and Stents in the United States  |
Aug 17 '09 |
3
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| • In
Stent Restenosis -- Stent Reblocking |
Aug 17 '09
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14
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| • Dental
Work, Plavix, Antibiotics and Stents |
Aug 17 '09
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26
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| • Financial
Assistance for Plavix |
Aug 16 '09
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72
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| • Problems
after bypass surgery |
Aug 5 '09
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23
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| • Patient
wishes advice on prognosis for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. |
Aug 4 '09
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25
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| • Looking
for statistics on the numbers of angioplasties and stents |
Aug 2 '09 |
16
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| • Ventricular
Septal Defects (VSD) |
Aug 1 '09 |
2
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| • Can
small arteries be stented? |
Jul 26 '09
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31
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| • Collapsed
stents |
Jul 19 '09 |
3
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| • Radial
angiogram or angioplasty from the wrist -- comments
or questions |
Jul 19 '09
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38
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| • Why
can't blockage be opened |
Jul 18 '09 |
2
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| • Questions
about Carotid Artery Stenting (Angioplasty) |
Jul 16 '09
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163
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| • New
stent designs |
Jul 10 '09
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4
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| • Possibility
of doing angioplasty or stenting on a 100% total occlusion? |
Jul 10 '09
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15
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| • Can
I take an airplane flight within days after a catheterization? |
Jul 10 '09 |
6
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| • Heart
Attack and Stents or Angioplasty |
Jun 20 '09 |
17
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| • Stress
Tests |
May 23 '09
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14
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| • Is
there an alternative to having a diagnostic angiogram? |
May 23 '09
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32
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| • Drug-eluting
vs. bare metal stent |
May 23 '09
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80
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| • Food
tastes like metal since having stents. Anyone else have
this? |
May 21 '09
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40
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| • Post
questions or comments about helping family members or friends
deal with coronary artery disease, hospitals, doctors,
etc. |
May 16 '09
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14
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| • Need
help reducing risk factors for CAD |
Apr 29 '09
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2
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| • CT
Angiography and Low Dose Radiation |
Apr 14 '09
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1
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| • Can
blockages be reversed? |
Apr 12 '09
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9
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| • Insurance
and stents |
Apr 10 '09
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1
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| • Information
on patch for repairing hole in heart from ventricular or
atrial septal defect - VSD / ASD |
Apr 9 '09
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8
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| • Stent
thrombosis in drug-eluting stents |
Mar 28 '09
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112
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| • Worried
about angioplasty failures and repeat procedures. How can
these be prevented? |
Mar 10 '09
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32
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| • What
To Do After Stenting |
Mar 2 '09
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2
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| • Intravascular
Ultrasound (IVUS) and other intravascular imaging |
Dec 26 '08
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2
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| • Opinion
on YouTube videos about stents |
Dec 7 '08 |
3
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| • Biodegradable
stents? |
Dec 5 '08
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2
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| • Can
contrast dye damage the thyroid, kidney? |
May 23 '08 |
5
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| • Radiation
therapy and drug-eluting stents |
May 3 '08
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12
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| • FDA
Drug-Eluting Stent Safety Panel Testimony |
Apr 28 '08 |
30
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| • Managing
hemostasis in patients receiving IIb/IIa infusions |
Apr 26 '08 |
18
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| • Can
Anthrax vaccine cause coronary artery disease? |
Apr 1 '08
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14
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| • Stenting
Closed Bypass Grafts |
Mar 31 '08 |
6
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| • I
will soon undergo angioplasty. Can anyone tell me anything
about the recovery period and medication.... |
Mar 2 '08
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15
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| • Will
my high blood pressure cause a stroke or heart attack? |
Mar 1 '08 |
7
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| • Are
there side effects to coated stents? (also known as medicated
or drug-eluting stents) |
Feb 25 '08
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22
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| • Surgical
repair with a stent |
Feb 21 '08 |
1
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| • Did
anyone feel cold / shivering during or after angioplasty
or surgery? |
Jan 18 '08
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9
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| • First
time for angiogram. Looking for reassurance. |
Oct 3 '07
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5
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| • Should
hospitals without on-site cardiac surgery should perform
angioplasties? |
Jul 8 '07
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23
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| • Survival
rate with low ejection fraction after heart attack and
angioplasty |
Jul 2 '07
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2
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| • Health
Insurance After Known Heart Disease? |
Jun 22 '07 |
2
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| • Angioplasty
in diabetics? |
May 20 '07
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29
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| • Are
multiple angioplasties common? |
May 5 '07
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9
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| • Can
you put more than one stent in the same artery? |
May 5 '07
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8
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| • Is
this angiogram / angioplasty necessary? |
Apr 23 '07
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6
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| • Info
about Transluminal Myocardial Revascularization, percutaneous
(PTMR) or surgical (TMR)? |
Feb 9 '07 |
2
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| • What
causes stent restenosis in less than 30 days? |
Feb 9 '07
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17
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| • What
is the the cause of "Postprandial (after eating) Ventricular
Extrasystoles" |
Feb 7 '07 |
1
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| • Bunches
of clots after stent |
Feb 2 '07 |
23
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| • "Money
Back Guarantee" for Taxus stent. Comments? |
Jan 16 '07
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7
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| • How
do I know if I'm experiencing ischemia? |
Jan 16 '07
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4
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| • Heart
books recommended by Forum members |
Jan 11 '07 |
3
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| • Risk
of heart attack during or after angioplasty? |
Jan 6 '07
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6
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| • Renal
angioplasty questions |
Dec 29 '06
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5
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| • Bio-Engineered
vs Bare Metal vs Drug-Eluting Stents |
Nov 14 '06 |
4
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| • Defibrillator
after angioplasty? |
Nov 8 '06
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5
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| • Is
tingling in left arm a sign of blocked arteries? |
Oct 3 '06
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3
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| • Should
I get a Cypher or Taxus stent? |
Jul 26 '06
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3
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| • What
is the long-term prognosis of coronary stent vs. PTCA and
CABG? |
Jul 21 '06 |
12
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| • Angioplasty
success stories -- Had an angioplasty in 1981 and have
had no problems since. How many others have similar experience? |
Jul 16 '06
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10
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| • Vertebral
Artery Dissection (tear) |
Jun 30 '06
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2
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| • Looking
for Angioplasty in Washington State |
May 7 '06
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3
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| • Rollercoasters
with a stent? |
Apr 27 '06
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2
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| • Questions
about billing codes for interventional procedures |
Apr 13 '06 |
1
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| • What
are the medications used in plaque digestion which are
based on EDTA chelation therapy? |
Apr 5 '06
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1
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| • Abdominal
Aneurysm Repair with Stent |
Mar 26 '06
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2
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| • Asymptomatic
with Blockage, What Should I Do? |
Dec 1 '05
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3
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| • Comments
on restoration of used PTCA catheters to reduce inventory
costs in your cath lab? |
Aug 26 '05
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11
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| • Question
about Sinoatrial Reentrant Tachycardia (SART) |
Jul 9 '05
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1
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| • Has
Anyone Had Issues with Liberte Stent? |
Jul 5 '05
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2
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| • How
soon should an angiogram or angioplasty be done after an
acute MI (heart attack)? |
Apr 23, '05
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8
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| • What
is the ideal "cocktail" of medications to use after an
interventional procedure? |
Jan 5 '05 |
3
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| • Asian,
male, 60, healthy active - mild MI, 99% blocked RCA - angiography
done, but recommended to wait on angioplasty. Why wait??
(July 11, 2002) |
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| • Is
angioplasty really the "gold standard" for diagnosis that
my M.D. says? (July 6, 2002) |
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| • Is
it normal to have this heaviness in the chest after about
20 days of PTCA and Stenting? (July 4, 2002) |
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| • Request
for more information on emergency dissection repaired with
stents (March 15, 2002) |
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| • Request
from India for cardiologist referral (March 15, 2002) |
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| • Looking
for information on nephrostomy tube placements (March 11,
2002) |
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| • What
would cause a pseudoaneurysm / femoral puncture site injury?
(February 24, 2002) |
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| • Is
it possible to "build" new arteries? Will they
block up? (January 28, 2002) |
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| • Burning
sensation post-PTCA? (January 25, 2002) |
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| • Prognosis
post Acute MI, treated with angioplasty and thombolysis?
(January 3, 2002) |
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| • Looking
for information concerning the application of laser angioplasty
in the area of the colon? (December 18, 2001) |
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| • Has
anyone heard of diabetes masking the symptoms of angina?
(December 14, 2001) |
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| • Blockage
between stents -- use radiation or rotablator? (December
5, 2001) |
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| • Questions
about activities, diet, etc. immmediate post-angioplasty
(November 27, 2001) |
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| • Concern
about black and blue marks on arm post-angioplasty (November
22, 2001) |
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| • Any
helpful suggestions on what to expect in the hospital during
angioplasty? (November 11, 2001) |
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| • Are
there any benefits to putting off angioplasty? Or just
the obvious risks? (October 31, 2001) |
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| • When
should a restenosed stent be treated with angioplasty and
brachytherapy/radiation? (October 5, 2001) |
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| • Repeat
catheterization one month after 5 stents. Why? (October
3, 2001) |
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| • Copper
taste in mouth and black tongue post-angioplasty after
discharge from hospital. (September 27, 2001) |
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| • Should
moderate disease LAD 2mm diameter be stented? (September
26, 2001) |
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| • Post-angioplasty
unusual conditions (ear clogging, frequent urination, etc.).
Are they related? (September 2, 2001) |
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| • I
just had angio with stenting and have a complication of
bleeding and an AV fistula in the groin...(August 12, 2001) |
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| • What
is the risk of restenosis in OM (obtuse marginal) branches?
(June 21, 2001) |
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| • Can
you fly in a airplane after having a stent put in your
heart? (June 7, 2001) |
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| • Should
we leave a 99% obstructed bypass graft alone? What's the
prognosis for another stented artery? (June 7, 2001) |
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| • My
exercise and diet regimen post-angioplasty (June 4, 2001) |
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| • Does
angioplasty or restenosis affect lung function in COPD
patient? (February 2, 2001) |
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| • Heart
attack due to blood clotting after angioplasty (January
6, 2001) |
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| • Angioplasty
Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about
your experience? (2000) |
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| • Can
angioplasty be performed with a Greenfield vena cava filter
in place? |
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| • How
can I find an interventional radiologist for a second opinion
on renal artery stenosis? |
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| • "Burning" in
abdomen - symptom of blockage / restenosis? |
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| • Blood
thinners after angioplasty? |
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| • Angioplasty
or bypass for 99% blockage? |
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| • Ventricular
fibrillation and angiograms? Success rates for Rotablator? |
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| • Non-surgical
treatment for pseudoaneurysm of left common femoral artery? |
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| • Need
info for high school graduation project on cardiac procedures. |
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| • Which
approach is the right one: more invasive or less invasive? |
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| • Can
repeated angioplasties with stents cause weakened arteries? |
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| • Can
angioplasty be an effective treatment for 11 year old CABG'S,
now failing? (January 1, 2000) |
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| • Angioplasty
Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about
your experience? (1999) |
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| • Repeat
angioplasty in reoccluded distal Right Coronary Artery? |
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| • Angioplasty
failure; elevated enzymes; HELP! |
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| • What
complications may occur in angioplasty of 90% occlusion
in RIMA-Ramus graft? |
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| • How
long does cardiac catheterization procedure take? |
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| • Angioplasty
possible on completely blocked artery? What is lowest percentage
blockage for PTCA? |
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| • Problems
from contrast dosages, kidney failure. |
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| • Looking
for cardiac rehab center in London. |
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| • Treatment
for severe hematoma? |
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| • How
much better should I feel five months after having a stent
implanted? |
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| • Need
basic info on angioplasty for school research paper |
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| • Pseudoaneurysm
after PTCA/stenting resulting in surgery. |
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| • Angioplasty
Patients: do you have an interesting story to post about
your experience? (1997-98) |
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| • Best
method of approach for closed off LAD and 85% closed OM? |
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| • Can
stent cause trauma to artery, leading to healing response
and restenosis? |
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| • Angioplasty:
when is enough enough? Since 1993, I have had a dozen angioplasty
procedures with 3 stents.... |
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| • Why
have symptoms leading to PTCA or CABG come on so suddenly?
Are there other alternatives? |
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| • Any
information on interventional treatment for 11-month-old
with an ASD? |
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