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Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.

Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.

Techniques using laser energy in combination with a balloon catheter to perform angioplasty. These procedures can take several forms including: 1, laser fiber delivering the energy while the inflated balloon centers the fiber and occludes the blood flow; 2, balloon angioplasty immediately following laser angioplasty; or 3, laser energy transmitted through angioplasty balloons that contain an internal fiber.

The veins and arteries of the HEART.

Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.

Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions.

An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.

Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.

Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA).

Methods of creating machines and devices.

Pathological processes of CORONARY ARTERIES that may derive from a congenital abnormality, atherosclerotic, or non-atherosclerotic cause.

The circulation of blood through the CORONARY VESSELS of the HEART.

Surgical therapy of ischemic coronary artery disease achieved by grafting a section of saphenous vein, internal mammary artery, or other substitute between the aorta and the obstructed coronary artery distal to the obstructive lesion.

Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.

Narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery.

A technique utilizing a laser coupled to a catheter which is used in the dilatation of occluded blood vessels. This includes laser thermal angioplasty where the laser energy heats up a metal tip, and direct laser angioplasty where the laser energy directly ablates the occlusion. One form of the latter approach uses an EXCIMER LASER which creates microscopically precise cuts without thermal injury. When laser angioplasty is performed in combination with balloon angioplasty it is called laser-assisted balloon angioplasty (ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED).

Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.

Use of a balloon CATHETER to block the flow of blood through an artery or vein.

NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).

The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.

The condition of an anatomical structure's being constricted beyond normal dimensions.

Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.

Counterpulsation in which a pumping unit synchronized with the patient's electrocardiogram rapidly fills a balloon in the aorta with helium or carbon dioxide in early diastole and evacuates the balloon at the onset of systole. As the balloon inflates, it raises aortic diastolic pressure, and as it deflates, it lowers aortic systolic pressure. The result is a decrease in left ventricular work and increased myocardial and peripheral perfusion.

Recurrent narrowing or constriction of a coronary artery following surgical procedures performed to alleviate a prior obstruction.

Coagulation of blood in any of the CORONARY VESSELS. The presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) often leads to MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

Spasm of the large- or medium-sized coronary arteries.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

Abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of CORONARY VESSELS. Most coronary aneurysms are due to CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, and the rest are due to inflammatory diseases, such as KAWASAKI DISEASE.

An inflatable device implanted in the stomach as an adjunct to therapy of morbid obesity. Specific types include the silicone Garren-Edwards Gastric Bubble (GEGB), approved by the FDA in 1985, and the Ballobes Balloon.

Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.

Either of two large arteries originating from the abdominal aorta; they supply blood to the pelvis, abdominal wall and legs.

The degree to which BLOOD VESSELS are not blocked or obstructed.

The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.

Complete blockage of blood flow through one of the CORONARY ARTERIES, usually from CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery.

Pathological processes which result in the partial or complete obstruction of ARTERIES. They are characterized by greatly reduced or absence of blood flow through these vessels. They are also known as arterial insufficiency.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Obstruction of flow in biological or prosthetic vascular grafts.

The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions.

Percutaneous transluminal procedure for removing atheromatous plaque from the coronary arteries. Both directional (for removing focal atheromas) and rotational (for removing concentric atheromatous plaque) atherectomy devices have been used.

Radiography of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium.

A family of percutaneous techniques that are used to manage CORONARY OCCLUSION, including standard balloon angioplasty (PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY), the placement of intracoronary STENTS, and atheroablative technologies (e.g., ATHERECTOMY; ENDARTERECTOMY; THROMBECTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL LASER ANGIOPLASTY). PTCA was the dominant form of PCI, before the widespread use of stenting.

Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface, delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope, which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY.

Procedures in which placement of CARDIAC CATHETERS is performed for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.

Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.

A disorder of cardiac function caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart. The decreased blood flow may be due to narrowing of the coronary arteries (CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE), to obstruction by a thrombus (CORONARY THROMBOSIS), or less commonly, to diffuse narrowing of arterioles and other small vessels within the heart. Severe interruption of the blood supply to the myocardial tissue may result in necrosis of cardiac muscle (MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION).

Precordial pain at rest, which may precede a MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

Drugs or agents which antagonize or impair any mechanism leading to blood platelet aggregation, whether during the phases of activation and shape change or following the dense-granule release reaction and stimulation of the prostaglandin-thromboxane system.

The restoration of blood supply to the myocardium. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

The hospital unit in which patients with acute cardiac disorders receive intensive care.

A birth defect characterized by the narrowing of the AORTA that can be of varying degree and at any point from the transverse arch to the iliac bifurcation. Aortic coarctation causes arterial HYPERTENSION before the point of narrowing and arterial HYPOTENSION beyond the narrowed portion.

Use of infusions of FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS to destroy or dissolve thrombi in blood vessels or bypass grafts.

Damages to the CAROTID ARTERIES caused either by blunt force or penetrating trauma, such as CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; THORACIC INJURIES; and NECK INJURIES. Damaged carotid arteries can lead to CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID-CAVERNOUS SINUS FISTULA; pseudoaneurysm formation; and INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY DISSECTION. (From Am J Forensic Med Pathol 1997, 18:251; J Trauma 1994, 37:473)

The continuation of the femoral artery coursing through the popliteal fossa; it divides into the anterior and posterior tibial arteries.

Widening of a stenosed HEART VALVE by the insertion of a balloon CATHETER into the valve and inflation of the balloon.

The therapy of the same disease in a patient, with the same agent or procedure repeated after initial treatment, or with an additional or alternate measure or follow-up. It does not include therapy which requires more than one administration of a therapeutic agent or regimen. Retreatment is often used with reference to a different modality when the original one was inadequate, harmful, or unsuccessful.

Maintenance of blood flow to an organ despite obstruction of a principal vessel. Blood flow is maintained through small vessels.

The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.

An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ without tumor formation. It differs from HYPERTROPHY, which is an increase in bulk without an increase in the number of cells.

Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.

In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

Generally, restoration of blood supply to heart tissue which is ischemic due to decrease in normal blood supply. The decrease may result from any source including atherosclerotic obstruction, narrowing of the artery, or surgical clamping. Reperfusion can be induced to treat ischemia. Methods include chemical dissolution of an occluding thrombus, administration of vasodilator drugs, angioplasty, catheterization, and artery bypass graft surgery. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY.

A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed.

High energy POSITRONS or ELECTRONS ejected from a disintegrating atomic nucleus.

Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.

The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)

The nonstriated involuntary muscle tissue of blood vessels.

The symptom of paroxysmal pain consequent to MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA usually of distinctive character, location and radiation. It is thought to be provoked by a transient stressful situation during which the oxygen requirements of the MYOCARDIUM exceed that supplied by the CORONARY CIRCULATION.

Studies to determine the advantages or disadvantages, practicability, or capability of accomplishing a projected plan, study, or project.

Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.

Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.

Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder.

Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels.

Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.

The pathologic narrowing of the orifice of the PULMONARY VALVE. This lesion restricts blood outflow from the RIGHT VENTRICLE to the PULMONARY ARTERY. When the trileaflet valve is fused into an imperforate membrane, the blockage is complete.

A hypoperfusion of the BLOOD through an organ or tissue caused by a PATHOLOGIC CONSTRICTION or obstruction of its BLOOD VESSELS, or an absence of BLOOD CIRCULATION.

Agents that affect the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter, or blood volume.

Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery performed on the interior of blood vessels.

Narrowing or stricture of any part of the CAROTID ARTERIES, most often due to atherosclerotic plaque formation. Ulcerations may form in atherosclerotic plaques and induce THROMBUS formation. Platelet or cholesterol emboli may arise from stenotic carotid lesions and induce a TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; or temporary blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp 822-3)

Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.

The vein which drains the foot and leg.

Formation and development of a thrombus or blood clot in the blood vessel.

Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.

Narrowing or occlusion of the RENAL ARTERY or arteries. It is due usually to ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM, or external pressure. The reduced renal perfusion can lead to renovascular hypertension (HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR).

Coronary artery bypass surgery on a beating HEART without a CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (diverting the flow of blood from the heart and lungs through an oxygenator).

Motion pictures of the passage of contrast medium through blood vessels.

The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood.

A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.

Single pavement layer of cells which line the luminal surface of the entire vascular system and regulate the transport of macromolecules and blood components.

The hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the left HEART VENTRICLE. Its measurement is an important aspect of the clinical evaluation of patients with heart disease to determine the effects of the disease on cardiac performance.

Fibrinolysin or agents that convert plasminogen to FIBRINOLYSIN.

PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.

The prototypical analgesic used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain. It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties and acts as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase which results in the inhibition of the biosynthesis of prostaglandins. Aspirin also inhibits platelet aggregation and is used in the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p5)

A distribution in which a variable is distributed like the sum of the squares of any given independent random variable, each of which has a normal distribution with mean of zero and variance of one. The chi-square test is a statistical test based on comparison of a test statistic to a chi-square distribution. The oldest of these tests are used to detect whether two or more population distributions differ from one another.

A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.

A vital statistic measuring or recording the rate of death from any cause in hospitalized populations.

Pressure, burning, or numbness in the chest.

The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.

Genetically developed small pigs for use in biomedical research. There are several strains - Yucatan miniature, Sinclair miniature, and Minnesota miniature.

A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.

Pathological processes involving any one of the BLOOD VESSELS in the vasculature outside the HEART.

Univalent antigen-binding fragments composed of one entire IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN and the amino terminal end of one of the IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS from the hinge region, linked to each other by disulfide bonds. Fab contains the IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGIONS, which are part of the antigen-binding site, and the first IMMUNOGLOBULIN CONSTANT REGIONS. This fragment can be obtained by digestion of immunoglobulins with the proteolytic enzyme PAPAIN.

Controlled physical activity which is performed in order to allow assessment of physiological functions, particularly cardiovascular and pulmonary, but also aerobic capacity. Maximal (most intense) exercise is usually required but submaximal exercise is also used.

The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow.

A symptom complex characterized by pain and weakness in SKELETAL MUSCLE group associated with exercise, such as leg pain and weakness brought on by walking. Such muscle limpness disappears after a brief rest and is often relates to arterial STENOSIS; muscle ISCHEMIA; and accumulation of LACTATE.

The act of dilating.

A set of techniques used when variation in several variables has to be studied simultaneously. In statistics, multivariate analysis is interpreted as any analytic method that allows simultaneous study of two or more dependent variables.

The direct continuation of the brachial trunk, originating at the bifurcation of the brachial artery opposite the neck of the radius. Its branches may be divided into three groups corresponding to the three regions in which the vessel is situated, the forearm, wrist, and hand.

Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.

A flexible, tubular device that is used to carry fluids into or from a blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity.

The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.

Surgical insertion of BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES to repair injured or diseased blood vessels.

The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.

The new and thickened layer of scar tissue that forms on a PROSTHESIS, or as a result of vessel injury especially following ANGIOPLASTY or stent placement.

A phosphodiesterase inhibitor that blocks uptake and metabolism of adenosine by erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Dipyridamole also potentiates the antiaggregating action of prostacyclin. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p752)

A class of statistical procedures for estimating the survival function (function of time, starting with a population 100% well at a given time and providing the percentage of the population still well at later times). The survival analysis is then used for making inferences about the effects of treatments, prognostic factors, exposures, and other covariates on the function.

Narrowing of the passage through the MITRAL VALVE due to FIBROSIS, and CALCINOSIS in the leaflets and chordal areas. This elevates the left atrial pressure which, in turn, raises pulmonary venous and capillary pressure leading to bouts of DYSPNEA and TACHYCARDIA during physical exertion. RHEUMATIC FEVER is its primary cause.

The amount of BLOOD pumped out of the HEART per beat, not to be confused with cardiac output (volume/time). It is calculated as the difference between the end-diastolic volume and the end-systolic volume.

Agents that prevent clotting.

Measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (e.g., specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) which serve as indices for health- and physiology-related assessments, such as disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc.

A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.

Use of HIRUDINS as an anticoagulant in the treatment of cardiological and hematological disorders.

A measure of the quality of health care by assessment of unsuccessful results of management and procedures used in combating disease, in individual cases or series.

Shock resulting from diminution of cardiac output in heart disease.

A mixture of metallic elements or compounds with other metallic or metalloid elements in varying proportions.

An effective inhibitor of platelet aggregation commonly used in the placement of STENTS in CORONARY ARTERIES.

The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.

Devices to be inserted into veins or arteries for the purpose of carrying fluids into or from a peripheral or central vascular location. They may include component parts such as catheters, ports, reservoirs, and valves. They may be left in place temporarily for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.

The species Oryctolagus cuniculus, in the family Leporidae, order LAGOMORPHA. Rabbits are born in burrows, furless, and with eyes and ears closed. In contrast with HARES, rabbits have 22 chromosome pairs.

The excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of a carotid artery.

Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.

Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material from a blood vessel at the point of its formation. Removal of a clot arising from a distant site is called EMBOLECTOMY.

A nucleoside that is composed of ADENINE and D-RIBOSE. Adenosine or adenosine derivatives play many important biological roles in addition to being components of DNA and RNA. Adenosine itself is a neurotransmitter.

Motion picture study of successive images appearing on a fluoroscopic screen.

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

Platelet membrane glycoprotein complex important for platelet adhesion and aggregation. It is an integrin complex containing INTEGRIN ALPHAIIB and INTEGRIN BETA3 which recognizes the arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequence present on several adhesive proteins. As such, it is a receptor for FIBRINOGEN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; VITRONECTIN; and THROMBOSPONDINS. A deficiency of GPIIb-IIIa results in GLANZMANN THROMBASTHENIA.

The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis.

Substances used to allow enhanced visualization of tissues.

VASCULAR DISEASES that are associated with DIABETES MELLITUS.

A method of computed tomography that uses radionuclides which emit a single photon of a given energy. The camera is rotated 180 or 360 degrees around the patient to capture images at multiple positions along the arc. The computer is then used to reconstruct the transaxial, sagittal, and coronal images from the 3-dimensional distribution of radionuclides in the organ. The advantages of SPECT are that it can be used to observe biochemical and physiological processes as well as size and volume of the organ. The disadvantage is that, unlike positron-emission tomography where the positron-electron annihilation results in the emission of 2 photons at 180 degrees from each other, SPECT requires physical collimation to line up the photons, which results in the loss of many available photons and hence degrades the image.

The proportion of survivors in a group, e.g., of patients, studied and followed over a period, or the proportion of persons in a specified group alive at the beginning of a time interval who survive to the end of the interval. It is often studied using life table methods.

Catheters inserted into various locations within the heart for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect combined with real-time imaging. The real-time image is created by rapid movement of the ultrasound beam. A powerful advantage of this technique is the ability to estimate the velocity of flow from the Doppler shift frequency.

Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that the effect of the study factors on the hazard rate in the study population is multiplicative and does not change over time.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

Criteria and standards used for the determination of the appropriateness of the inclusion of patients with specific conditions in proposed treatment plans and the criteria used for the inclusion of subjects in various clinical trials and other research protocols.

Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel.

A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.

Disease having a short and relatively severe course.

The circulation of the BLOOD through the MICROVASCULAR NETWORK.

Complications that affect patients during surgery. They may or may not be associated with the disease for which the surgery is done, or within the same surgical procedure.

An alternative to amputation in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticated surgical procedures such as vascular surgery and reconstruction are used to salvage diseased limbs.

Surgical shunt allowing direct passage of blood from an artery to a vein. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Hypertension due to RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION or compression.

Biocompatible materials usually used in dental and bone implants that enhance biologic fixation, thereby increasing the bond strength between the coated material and bone, and minimize possible biological effects that may result from the implant itself.

Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels.

An idiopathic, segmental, nonatheromatous disease of the musculature of arterial walls, leading to STENOSIS of small and medium-sized arteries. There is true proliferation of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and fibrous tissue. Fibromuscular dysplasia lesions are smooth stenosis and occur most often in the renal and carotid arteries. They may also occur in other peripheral arteries of the extremity.

Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

A collective term for interstitial, intracavity, and surface radiotherapy. It uses small sealed or partly-sealed sources that may be placed on or near the body surface or within a natural body cavity or implanted directly into the tissues.

Works about clinical trials that involve at least one test treatment and one control treatment, concurrent enrollment and follow-up of the test- and control-treated groups, and in which the treatments to be administered are selected by a random process, such as the use of a random-numbers table.

Naturally occurring or experimentally induced animal diseases with pathological processes sufficiently similar to those of human diseases. They are used as study models for human diseases.

A nonparametric method of compiling LIFE TABLES or survival tables. It combines calculated probabilities of survival and estimates to allow for observations occurring beyond a measurement threshold, which are assumed to occur randomly. Time intervals are defined as ending each time an event occurs and are therefore unequal. (From Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1995)

The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT.

Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.

The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE.

An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions. It is a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used in the treatment of impotence and as a vasodilator, especially for cerebral vasodilation. The mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear, but it apparently can inhibit phosphodiesterases and it may have direct actions on calcium channels.

Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders.

Single-chain polypeptides of about 65 amino acids (7 kDa) from LEECHES that have a neutral hydrophobic N terminus, an acidic hydrophilic C terminus, and a compact, hydrophobic core region. Recombinant hirudins lack tyr-63 sulfation and are referred to as 'desulfato-hirudins'. They form a stable non-covalent complex with ALPHA-THROMBIN, thereby abolishing its ability to cleave FIBRINOGEN.

Branch of the common carotid artery which supplies the anterior part of the brain, the eye and its appendages, the forehead and nose.

Lesions formed within the walls of ARTERIES.

The removal of a limb or other appendage or outgrowth of the body. (Dorland, 28th ed)

A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

The region of the lower limb in animals, extending from the gluteal region to the FOOT, and including the BUTTOCKS; HIP; and LEG.

Arteries originating from the subclavian or axillary arteries and distributing to the anterior thoracic wall, mediastinal structures, diaphragm, pectoral muscles and mammary gland.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

The ratio of maximum blood flow to the MYOCARDIUM with CORONARY STENOSIS present, to the maximum equivalent blood flow without stenosis. The measurement is commonly used to verify borderline stenosis of CORONARY ARTERIES.

A condition with abnormally high levels of CHOLESTEROL in the blood. It is defined as a cholesterol value exceeding the 95th percentile for the population.

The treatment of a disease or condition by several different means simultaneously or sequentially. Chemoimmunotherapy, RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY, chemoradiotherapy, cryochemotherapy, and SALVAGE THERAPY are seen most frequently, but their combinations with each other and surgery are also used.

Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.

The main trunk of the systemic arteries.

Summarizing techniques used to describe the pattern of mortality and survival in populations. These methods can be applied to the study not only of death, but also of any defined endpoint such as the onset of disease or the occurrence of disease complications.

A pathological constriction that can occur above (supravalvular stenosis), below (subvalvular stenosis), or at the AORTIC VALVE. It is characterized by restricted outflow from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the AORTA.

Conditions or pathological processes associated with the disease of diabetes mellitus. Due to the impaired control of BLOOD GLUCOSE level in diabetic patients, pathological processes develop in numerous tissues and organs including the EYE, the KIDNEY, the BLOOD VESSELS, and the NERVE TISSUE.

The period following a surgical operation.

An ergot alkaloid (ERGOT ALKALOIDS) with uterine and VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE contractile properties.

A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp777-810)

The presence of an increased amount of blood in a body part or an organ leading to congestion or engorgement of blood vessels. Hyperemia can be due to increase of blood flow into the area (active or arterial), or due to obstruction of outflow of blood from the area (passive or venous).

A clinically significant reduction in blood supply to the BRAIN STEM and CEREBELLUM (i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of blood flow through the VERTEBRAL ARTERY from occlusion or stenosis of the proximal subclavian or brachiocephalic artery. Common symptoms include VERTIGO; SYNCOPE; and INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION of the involved upper extremity. Subclavian steal may also occur in asymptomatic individuals. (From J Cardiovasc Surg 1994;35(1):11-4; Acta Neurol Scand 1994;90(3):174-8)

A method of studying a drug or procedure in which both the subjects and investigators are kept unaware of who is actually getting which specific treatment.

Delivery of drugs into an artery.

A vasodilator used in the treatment of ANGINA PECTORIS. Its actions are similar to NITROGLYCERIN but with a slower onset of action.

A method of delineating blood vessels by subtracting a tissue background image from an image of tissue plus intravascular contrast material that attenuates the X-ray photons. The background image is determined from a digitized image taken a few moments before injection of the contrast material. The resulting angiogram is a high-contrast image of the vessel. This subtraction technique allows extraction of a high-intensity signal from the superimposed background information. The image is thus the result of the differential absorption of X-rays by different tissues.

Surgical excision, performed under general anesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ATHERECTOMY.

Unstable isotopes of thallium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Tl atoms with atomic weights 198-202, 204, and 206-210 are thallium radioisotopes.

Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization.

The use of balloon CATHETERS to remove emboli by retraction of the balloon that is inflated behind the EMBOLUS.

Artery arising from the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side and from the arch of the aorta on the left side. It distributes to the neck, thoracic wall, spinal cord, brain, meninges, and upper limb.

A branch of the abdominal aorta which supplies the kidneys, adrenal glands and ureters.

Damage to the MYOCARDIUM resulting from MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION (restoration of blood flow to ischemic areas of the HEART.) Reperfusion takes place when there is spontaneous thrombolysis, THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY, collateral flow from other coronary vascular beds, or reversal of vasospasm.

The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body.

Geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic variations in the investigation and management of coronary heart disease in Scotland. (1/6088)

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether age, sex, level of deprivation, and area of residence affect the likelihood of investigation and treatment of patients with coronary heart disease. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND INTERVENTIONS: Routine discharge data were used to identify patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) between 1991 and 1993 inclusive. Record linkage provided the proportion undergoing angiography, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) over the following two years. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine whether age, sex, deprivation, and area of residence were independently associated with progression to investigation and revascularisation. SETTING: Mainland Scotland 1991 to 1995 inclusive. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Two year incidence of angiography, PTCA, and CABG. Results-36 838 patients were admitted with AMI. 4831 (13%) underwent angiography, 587 (2%) PTCA, and 1825 (5%) CABG. Women were significantly less likely to undergo angiography (p < 0.001) and CABG (p < 0.001) but more likely to undergo PTCA (p < 0.05). Older patients were less likely to undergo all three procedures (p < 0.001). Socioeconomic deprivation was associated with a reduced likelihood of both angiography and CABG (p < 0.001). There were significant geographic variations in all three modalities (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Variations in investigation and management were demonstrated by age, sex, geography, and socioeconomic deprivation. These are unlikely to be accounted for by differences in need; differences in clinical practice are, therefore, likely. (+info)

Usefulness of fractional flow reserve to predict clinical outcome after balloon angioplasty. (2/6088)

BACKGROUND: After regular coronary balloon angioplasty, it would be helpful to identify those patients who have a low cardiac event rate. Coronary angiography alone is not sensitive enough for that purpose, but it has been suggested that the combination of optimal angiographic and optimal functional results indicates a low restenosis chance. Pressure-derived myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an index of the functional severity of the residual epicardial lesion and could be useful for that purpose. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 60 consecutive patients with single-vessel disease, balloon angioplasty was performed by use of a pressure instead of a regular guide wire. Both quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) and measurement of FFR were performed 15 minutes after the procedure. A successful angioplasty result, defined as a residual diameter stenosis (DS) <50%, was achieved in 58 patients. In these patients, DS and FFR, measured 15 minutes after PTCA, were analyzed in relation to clinical outcome. In those 26 patients with both optimal angiographic (residual DS by QCA /=0.90) results, event-free survival rates at 6, 12, and 24 months were 92+/-5%, 92+/-5%, and 88+/-6%, respectively, versus 72+/-8%, 69+/-8%, and 59+/-9%, respectively, in the remaining 32 patients in whom the angiographic or functional result or both were suboptimal (P=0.047, P=0.028, and P=0.014, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with a residual DS /=0.90, clinical outcome up to 2 years is excellent. Therefore, there is a complementary value of coronary angiography and coronary pressure measurement in the evaluation of PTCA result. (+info)

Coronary angioplasty induces rise in Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific antibodies. (3/6088)

Chlamydia pneumoniae is frequently found in atherosclerotic lesions, and high titers of specific antibodies are associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction. However, a causative relation has not been established yet. We performed a prospective study of 93 patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) to investigate whether angioplasty influences Chlamydia-specific antibody titers and whether there is an association with restenosis. Blood samples were obtained before and 1 and 6 months after angioplasty. Antibodies against chlamydial lipopolysaccharide and against purified C. pneumoniae elementary bodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). After angioplasty, the prevalence of antibodies to lipopolysaccharide rose from 20 to 26% for immunoglobulin A (IgA), from 53 to 64% for IgG, and from 2 to 7% for IgM (P = 0.021, 0.004, and 0.046, respectively). There was a rapid increase of mean antibody titers of all antibody classes within 1 month of PTCA. During the following 5 months, antibody titers decreased slightly but were still higher than baseline values. Results of the C. pneumoniae-specific ELISA were essentially the same. The rise of anti-Chlamydia antibodies was not caused by unspecific reactivation of the immune system, as levels of antibodies against cytomegalovirus did not change. Neither seropositivity nor antibody titers were related to restenosis. However, increases in mean IgA and IgM titers were restricted to patients who had suffered from myocardial infarction earlier in their lives. In conclusion, we show that PTCA induces a stimulation of the humoral immune response against C. pneumoniae. These data support the idea that plaque disruption during angioplasty might make hidden chlamydial antigens accessible to the immune system. (+info)

A randomized placebo-controlled trial of fluvastatin for prevention of restenosis after successful coronary balloon angioplasty; final results of the fluvastatin angiographic restenosis (FLARE) trial. (4/6088)

BACKGROUND: The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase inhibitors competitively inhibit biosynthesis of mevalonate, a precursor of non-sterol compounds involved in cell proliferation. Experimental evidence suggests that fluvastatin may, independent of any lipid lowering action, exert a greater direct inhibitory effect on proliferating vascular myocytes than other statins. The FLARE (Fluvastatin Angioplasty Restenosis) Trial was conceived to evaluate the ability of fluvastatin 40 mg twice daily to reduce restenosis after successful coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS: Patients were randomized to either placebo or fluvastatin 40 mg twice daily beginning 2-4 weeks prior to planned PTCA and continuing after a successful PTCA (without the use of a stent), to follow-up angiography at 26+/-2 weeks. Clinical follow-up was completed at 40 weeks. The primary end-point was angiographic restenosis, measured by quantitative coronary angiography at a core laboratory, as the loss in minimal luminal diameter during follow-up. Clinical end-points were death, myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery or re-intervention, up to 40 weeks after PTCA. RESULTS: Of 1054 patients randomized, 526 were allocated to fluvastatin and 528 to placebo. Among these, 409 in the fluvastatin group and 427 in the placebo group were included in the intention-to-treat analysis, having undergone a successful PTCA after a minimum of 2 weeks of pre-treatment. At the time of PTCA, fluvastatin had reduced LDL cholesterol by 37% and this was maintained at 33% at 26 weeks. There was no difference in the primary end-point between the treatment groups (fluvastatin 0.23+/-0.49 mm vs placebo 0.23+/-0.52 mm, P=0.95) or in the angiographic restenosis rate (fluvastatin 28%, placebo 31%, chi-square P=0.42), or in the incidence of the composite clinical end-point at 40 weeks (22.4% vs 23.3%; logrank P=0.74). However, a significantly lower incidence of total death and myocardial infarction was observed in six patients (1.4%) in the fluvastatin group and 17 (4.0%) in the placebo group (log rank P=0.025). CONCLUSION: Treatment with fluvastatin 80 mg daily did not affect the process of restenosis and is therefore not indicated for this purpose. However, the observed reduction in mortality and myocardial infarction 40 weeks after PTCA in the fluvastatin treated group has not been previously reported with statin therapy. Accordingly, a priori investigation of this finding is indicated and a new clinical trial with this intention is already underway. (+info)

Prior cytomegalovirus infection and the risk of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty. (5/6088)

BACKGROUND: Restenosis is a common problem after all revascularization procedures in atherosclerotic coronary arteries. Reactivated human cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been detected in tissues of restenotic vascular lesions and was hypothesized to be a contributing pathogenic factor. Recent data suggest an association of restenosis after optimal coronary atherectomy with CMV serostatus, and a possible role of antiviral therapy was discussed. We therefore tested the hypothesis that prior CMV infection might be a risk factor for restenosis after conventional coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed 92 consecutive patients who had been admitted for control angiography after previous PTCA within a mean interval of 6 months. Anti-CMV antibodies were measured as an indicator of prior CMV infection and latency. The coronary angiograms before PTCA, directly after, and 6 months later were analyzed quantitatively. Sixty-five percent of the patients were CMV-positive. Before PTCA, the degree (mean+/-SD) of stenosis was 69+/-10% in CMV-positive and 68+/-8.3% in CMV-negative subjects. PTCA resulted in a residual stenosis of 39% in both groups. After 6 months, the late losses of luminal diameter in the CMV-positive and -negative groups were 11+/-13% and 12+/-15%, respectively (P=0.658). In an ANCOVA with 25 potential risk factors for restenosis, CMV serostatus was not significantly associated with restenosis development. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that prior CMV infection, in contrast to optimal atherectomy, is not associated with chronic restenosis after conventional coronary balloon angioplasty. The results do not support a possible benefit from antiviral therapy. (+info)

Validation of an automated technique for determining the mechanical characteristics of coronary arteries during balloon angioplasty: laboratory assessment with necropsy segments. (6/6088)

OBJECTIVES: To develop a technique for automatic inflation of a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon, with continuous measurement of the balloon pressure and volume; to validate the technique for determining the mechanical characteristics of coronary arteries. METHODS: During necropsy examination of the hearts of nine patients, 17 coronary artery samples were obtained for histological examination. A PTCA balloon was inserted into each artery, and the balloon pressure and volume were measured continuously during four repeat automatic inflations of the balloon. RESULTS: Of the 17 arteries, eight showed elastic, six plastic, and three fracture pressure-volume deformation characteristics. For the plastic deformations, the first inflation required a higher pressure than subsequent repeat inflations of 82 (61) kPa (mean (SD), range 25 to 175 kPa). For the three in the fracture group, the pressure drop because of the fracture occurred between 210 and 540 kPa. Two of these three showed a tear on visual inspection, and the other showed disruption of the intimal plaque on blinded histological examination. Of the six with plastic deformation characteristics alone, one showed a tear, and on histological examination two others showed splitting of the internal and external elastic lamina and one showed separation of intima and media. None in the elastic group showed any of these characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: Plastic and fracture deformation characteristics could be differentiated from elastic characteristics. Visual or histological evidence of fracturing was present in all three arteries identified during angioplasty as having pressure-volume fracture characteristics. (+info)

Primary angioplasty versus systemic thrombolysis in anterior myocardial infarction. (7/6088)

OBJECTIVES: This study compares the efficacy of primary angioplasty and systemic thrombolysis with t-PA in reducing the in-hospital mortality of patients with anterior AMI. BACKGROUND: Controversy still exists about the relative benefit of primary angioplasty over thrombolysis as treatment for AMI. METHODS: Two-hundred and twenty patients with anterior AMI were randomly assigned in our institution to primary angioplasty (109 patients) or systemic thrombolysis with accelerated t-PA (111 patients) within the first five hours from the onset of symptoms. RESULTS: Baseline characteristics were similar in both groups. Primary angioplasty was independently associated with a lower in-hospital mortality (2.8% vs. 10.8%, p = 0.02, adjusted odds ratio 0.23, 95% confidence interval 0.06 to 0.85). During hospitalization, patients treated by angioplasty had a lower frequency of postinfarction angina or positive stress test (11.9% vs. 25.2%, p = 0.01) and less frequently underwent percutaneous or surgical revascularization after the initial treatment (22.0% vs. 47.7%, p < 0.001) than did patients treated by t-PA. At six month follow-up, patients treated by angioplasty had a lower cumulative rate of death (4.6% vs. 11.7%, p = 0.05) and revascularization (31.2% vs. 55.9%, p < 0.001) than those treated by t-PA. CONCLUSIONS: In centers with an experienced and readily available interventional team, primary angioplasty is superior to t-PA for the treatment of anterior AMI. (+info)

Long-term outcome after primary angioplasty: report from the primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction (PAMI-I) trial. (8/6088)

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare the two-year outcome after primary percutaneous coronary angioplasty or thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND: Primary angioplasty, that is, angioplasty without antecedent thrombolytic therapy, has been shown to be an effective reperfusion modality for patients suffering an acute myocardial infarction. This report reviews the two-year clinical outcome of patients randomized in the Primary Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction trial. METHODS: At 12 clinical centers, 395 patients who presented within 12 h of the onset of myocardial infarction were randomized to undergo primary angioplasty (195 patients) or to receive tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) (200 patients) followed by conservative care. Patients were followed by physician visits, phone call, letter and review of hospital records for any hospital admission at one month, six months, one year and two years. RESULTS: At two years, patients undergoing primary angioplasty had less recurrent ischemia (36.4% vs. 48% for t-PA, p = 0.026), lower reintervention rates (27.2% vs. 46.5% for t-PA, p < 0.0001) and reduced hospital readmission rates (58.5% vs. 69.0% for t-PA, p = 0.035). The combined end point of death or reinfarction was 14.9% for angioplasty versus 23% for t-PA, p = 0.034. Multivariate analysis found angioplasty to be independently predictive of a reduction in death, reinfarction or target vessel revascularization (p = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The initial benefit of primary angioplasty performed by experienced operators is maintained over a two-year follow-up period with improved infarct-free survival and reduced rate of reintervention. (+info)

500,000 balloon angioplasty/stent/coronary procedures; 1M coronary catheterizations Recent successes in acute stroke care are ... The Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE) is a next generation technology that uses a flexible, small (< 6Fr) peripheral or coronary ... in 2010 there were 4.5M procedures for viewing the coronary artery, including 454,000 stent replacements; ...

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"Percutaneous Balloon Coronary Angioplasty vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting." Presented Oklahoma State Medical Association. ... "Early Coronary Artery Bypass after Non-intramural Myocardial Infarction." Presented at OSIM-ACP Annual Meeting, 1977. ... "Complications Following Use of Intra-aortic Balloon Cardiac-assist Device." Presented Oklahoma State Medical Association. ...

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These distribution agreements are related to coronary stents and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon ... These strategic agreements will add new percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon catheters, manufactured ... PTCA balloon catheters play a key role in the treatment of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In ... 1980s Cordis launches a full line of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) guiding catheters. 1990s Cordis ...

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The balloon angioplasty augmented with the use of the stent has become the preferred treatment for atherosclerosis. However, ... Within four years of its FDA approval, the balloon-expandable stent was used in over 80% of percutaneous coronary interventions ... In 1977, Andreas Gruentzig performed the first successful percutaneous coronary angioplasty. In this procedure, a catheter ... "for innovations in medical devices that enable minimally invasive angioplasty treatment of advanced coronary artery disease." ...

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The stent is inserted into the artery via a balloon angioplasty. This will dilate the diameter of the coronary artery and keep ... Drug-eluting stents (DES) are used by interventional cardiologists, operating on patients with coronary artery disease. ... to prevent the occurrence of coronary artery restenosis. The first application of this approach for use on stents evolved from ... Analysis of a phosphorylcholine-based polymer coating on a coronary stent pre- and post-implantation, Biomaterials 23 (2002), ...

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"A Comparison of Balloon-Expandable-Stent Implantation with Balloon Angioplasty in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease". New ... Angioplasty is a procedure used to widen narrowed blood vessels, especially in coronary arteries. A long and thin tube called ... A thin wire is then introduced into the blood vessel, delivering a small balloon to the affected area. The balloon is inflated ... Finally, the balloon is deflated and removed. A stent may also be placed to provide support to the vessel wall and prevent it ...

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Balloon angioplasty is an invasive test that helps to treat any blockage present in the coronary arteries. A catheter with a ... Placement of a coronary stent (a cylinder of wire mesh that is placed in a previously blocked artery to ensure that it stays ... small balloon is inserted into the blocked artery and dilated to open the artery that supplies the heart muscle with blood. An ...

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Since the later 1990s, most angioplasties also involve a stent over the angioplasty balloon; the balloon is hydraulically ... By about 1990, lumen stenosis of the coronary arteries was more commonly treated by the angioplasty technique than by coronary ... Gruentzig's first successful coronary angioplasty treatment on an awake human was performed on 16 September 1977, in Zurich, ... He is known for being the first to develop successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries. He was ...

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During a balloon angioplasty, the stent is inserted into the artery to provide a "scaffold" to open the artery. An anti- ... CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) "CYPHER™ Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent - P020026". FDA.gov. U.S. Food and Drug ... Cypher is a brand of drug-eluting coronary stent from Cordis Corporation, a Cardinal Health company. ...

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Mainstays of coronary intervention include balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting. Additional techniques include atherectomy ... percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA, now commonly referred to as percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI), ... balloon valvuloplasty and novel therapies, coronary atherectomy and thrombectomy, intra-coronary stents, distal embolic ... Baim trained in internal medicine and cardiology in the early days of balloon angioplasty under John Simpson at Stanford ...

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... followed by a coronary angioplasty. The angioplasty uses the insertion of a balloon to open up the artery, with the possible ... Bourassa MG (2000). "Clinical trials of coronary revascularization: coronary angioplasty vs. coronary bypass grafting". Curr. ... or percutaneous coronary intervention (and coronary angioplasty) is then performed. Percutaneous coronary intervention in this ... The use of a coronary angioplasty to abort a myocardial infarction is preceded by a primary percutaneous coronary intervention ...

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... has also been used in conjunction with coronary stents to prevent restenosis in coronary arteries following balloon angioplasty ... A sirolimus-eluting coronary stent was marketed by Cordis, a division of Johnson & Johnson, under the tradename Cypher. However ... "Cypher Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent". Cypher Stent. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 1 April 2008. ... Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant ...

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In 1977, Andreas Grüntzig introduced percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), also called balloon angioplasty, in ... In about 3% of balloon angioplasty cases, failure of the dilation and acute or threatened closure of the coronary artery (often ... 2000). "Medical therapy versus coronary angioplasty in stable coronary artery disease: a critical review of the literature". J ... Balloon angioplasty was generally effective and safe, but restenosis was frequent, occurring in about 30-40% of cases, usually ...

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... balloon angioplasty, intravascular ultrasound, coronary artery stenting, ECG monitoring, and ECHO monitoring. Their doctors are ... Many of the newest treatments for coronary heart disease are performed within "Heart Hospital "EDA" through minimally invasive ... which is used for treatment of re-stenosis of coronary arteries. This is a breakthrough for Kosovo medicine and the first time ... techniques using catheters, balloons and stents. There are also some non-surgical procedures performed such as: catheterization ...

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PCI/Coronary angioplasty) the use of angioplasty for the treatment of obstruction of coronary arteries as a result of coronary ... It involves the extraction of clots from occluded coronary arteries and deployment of stents and balloons through a small hole ... "Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Optimal Medical Therapy in Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and ... Percutaneous coronary intervention in addition to optimal medical therapy for stabile coronary artery disease - a systematic ...

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He had undergone a coronary balloon angioplasty ten years prior and although he had begun living a healthier lifestyle since, ...

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Mary's becomes the first hospital in the U.S. to perform the balloon angioplasty procedure. ... 1971 The first coronary bypass surgery at St. Mary's is performed. St. Mary's breaks ground for the current hospital facility. ... balloon angioplasties and other procedures. 1980 The Sports Medicine Center at St. Mary's opens to treat both professional and ... Surgeons perform approximately 1,000 coronary artery bypass procedures each year, in addition to 1,200 cardiac catheterizations ...

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Angioplasty, also called percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is commonly used to treat blockages of the ... If it occurs following balloon angioplasty, this is called post-angioplasty restenosis or PARS. The diagnostic threshold for ... coronary or peripheral arteries (such as in the limbs). The balloon inserted into the narrowing 'smashes' the cholesterol ... For instance, a coronary stent patient who develops restenosis may experience recurrent chest pain (angina) or suffer from a ...

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Treatment may include any combination of: Cardiac catheterization Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy Balloon angioplasty ... This is a less common variant, and with this arrangement, an unusual coronary artery pattern is common. There are also some ... Angioplasty also requires a balloon catheter, which is used to stretch open a stenotic vessel; this relieves restricted blood ... A balloon atrial septostomy is performed with a balloon catheter, which is inserted into a patent foramen ovale ( PFO ), or ...

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... coronary artery bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary balloon angioplasty) are the two primary means ... Vascular bypass and angioplasty are the two primary means of revascularization. The term derives from the prefix re-, in this ... Kalyanasundaram, Arun (April 5, 2012). "Comparison of Revascularization Procedures in Coronary Artery Disease". Drugs, Diseases ... For coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease), ...

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He is the inventor of the FDA approved Perfusion Balloon Angioplasty known as "Sahota Perfusion Balloon". Sahota holds two ... On 17 January 1990 Sahota performed the first coronary angioplasty in North India and nine more followed in the week that the ... After getting the US FDA approval in the 1980s the balloon is now used in angioplasty surgeries all over the world. Sahota went ... He performed the first coronary Angioplasty in many hospitals around the world including India, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and the ...

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"A comparison of balloon-expandable-stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in patients with coronary artery disease". N ... Gruentzig performed coronary angioplasties in 169 patients in Zurich, while teaching the practice of coronary angioplasty to a ... "A randomized comparison of coronary-stent placement and balloon angioplasty in the treatment of coronary artery disease". N ... RITA Investigators (1993). "Coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass surgery: the Randomized Intervention Treatment ...

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The technique is similar to coronary angioplasty, and utilizes similar equipment. Using wires and balloons to localize the ...

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Once a catheter is in place, it can be used to perform a number of procedures including angioplasty, PCI (percutaneous coronary ... They use a variety of techniques and imaging tools to work the size of things such as balloons and stents. Cardiac ... passing a wire and catheter into the coronary artery and selectively injecting contrast media into the coronary arteries. They ... The physiologist will also set up a temporary pacemaker if the procedure is an angioplasty or a PCI. Finally, they also set up ...

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Regarding coronary vasospasm, one surgical intervention, referred to as percutaneous coronary intervention or angioplasty, ... involves placing a stent at the site of stenosis in an artery and inflating the stent using a balloon catheter. Another ... in the blood and inducing coronary vasodilation which will allow for more coronary blood flow due to a decreased coronary ... Ischemia in the heart due to prolonged coronary vasospasm can lead to angina, myocardial infarction and even death. Vasospasm ...

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Ischemic events during coronary artery balloon occlusion. In: Rutishauser W, Roskamm H, eds. Silent Myocardial Ischemia. Berlin ... Sigwart's work made angioplasty predictable which significantly improved the outcome and offered a chance to overcome the ... Coronary Stents, Springer 1992 (ISBN 9780387545417) (Coronary Stents) U. Sigwart: Endoluminal Stenting, W. B. Saunders 1996 ( ... Coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation in patients with multivessel ...

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"Changes in collateral filling immediately after controlled coronary artery occlusion by an angioplasty balloon in human ... Using PTCA, Rentrop demonstrated that collateral vessel filling jumps dramatically during coronary occlusion by balloon ... Coronary collateralization is considered a normal response to hypoxia and may be induced, under some circumstances, by exercise ... Coronary collateralization exists latently in the normal heart. Microscopic collateral vessels of the heart undergo a process ...

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... to perform balloon angioplasty in a patient with an acute myocardial infarction in 1981 First balloon angioplasty for coronary ... artery disease in multiple vessels Developed the first steerable coronary guidewire First advanced coronary angioplasty ...

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... coronary MeSH E02.148.102.060 - angioplasty, balloon MeSH E02.148.102.060.080 - angioplasty, balloon, laser-assisted MeSH ... angioplasty, balloon MeSH E02.148.050.060.080 - angioplasty, balloon, laser-assisted MeSH E02.148.050.060.100 - angioplasty, ... transluminal, percutaneous coronary MeSH E02.148.050.075 - angioplasty, laser MeSH E02.148.050.075.080 - angioplasty, balloon, ... E02.148.102.060.100 - angioplasty, transluminal, percutaneous coronary MeSH E02.148.224.165 - catheterization, swan-ganz MeSH ...

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... assess the use of the cYPHer sirolimus-eluting coronary stent in acute myocardial infarction treated with BallOON angioplasty ...

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Balloon angioplasty is often done with angiography. Contrast radiography[edit]. Main article: Radiocontrast agent ... such as angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, or joint repair/replacement. The latter can often be carried out in the operating ...

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Coronary stents are placed during a coronary angioplasty. The most common use for coronary stents is in the coronary arteries, ... Shortly thereafter, in 1987, Julio Palmaz (known for patenting a balloon-expandable stent [8]) and Richard Schatz implanted ... The first use of a coronary stent is typically attributed to Jacques Puel [fr] and Ulrich Sigwart when they implanted a stent ... There is a wide variety of stents used for different purposes, from expandable coronary, vascular and biliary stents, to simple ...

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Coronary intervention means "way to help the heart". Percutaneous coronary intervention is also called "coronary angioplasty". ... On the end of the tube is a balloon. The doctor blows up the balloon, which pushes the plaque and blood clot against the side ... Percutaneous coronary interventionEdit. Percutaneous coronary intervention is a way of opening blocked coronary arteries.[3] ... Most heart attacks are caused by Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). In coronary artery disease, a wax-like material called plaque ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease when ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... Mitral regurgitation may also occur as a result of ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) or non-ischemic heart ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... This surgery had not been possible prior to 1975 because of difficulty with re-implanting coronary arteries which perfuse the ...

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Wöhrle, Jochen (2012-10-01). "Drug-Coated Balloons for Coronary and Peripheral Interventional Procedures" (in en). Current ... 2012-12-01). "Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons Reduce Restenosis After Femoro-Popliteal Angioplasty". Circulation: Cardiovascular ... "Intrinsic coating morphology modulates acute drug transfer in drug-coated balloon therapy" (in en). Scientific Reports 9 (1): ...

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This can be treated with inotropic agents or by intra-aortic balloon pump, but this is regarded as temporary treatment while ... Flash pulmonary edema: association with hypertension and recurrence despite coronary revascularization. Am Heart J. 2000 Sep; ... Recurrent pulmonary oedema in hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis: treatment by angioplasty or surgical ... coronary artery disease, renovascular hypertension, and heart failure. ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... Other procedures that do not necessarily fall under this rubric, such as angioplasty or endoscopy, may be considered surgery if ... as in laparoscopic surgery or angioplasty. By contrast, an open surgical procedure such as a laparotomy requires a large ...

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Andreas Gruentzig (1939-1985), first developed balloon angioplasty. *William Harvey (1578-1657), wrote Exercitatio Anatomica de ... Coronary circulationEdit. Main article: Coronary circulation. Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the blood ... Coronary artery diseaseEdit. Main article: Coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease, also known as "ischemic heart ... As the left and right coronary arteries run on the surface of the heart, they can be called epicardial coronary arteries. These ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... He ligated a bleeding coronary artery in a 24-year-old man who had been stabbed in the left axilla and was in deep shock upon ... 2001). "Longitudinal assessment of neurocognitive function after coronary-artery bypass surgery". N Engl J Med. 344 (6): 395- ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... The balloon-based radiofrequency procedure was invented by Robert A. Ganz, Roger Stern and Brian Zelickson in 1999 (System and ... 2004). "Complete Ablation of Esophageal Epithelium Using a Balloon-based Bipolar Electrode". Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 60 (6 ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... The Rashkind balloon atrial septostomy is performed during cardiac catheterization (heart cath), in which a balloon catheter is ... Rashkind atrial balloon septostomy, or simply Rashkind's procedure) and blade atrial septostomy (also called static balloon ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... The coronary artery that has been occluded can be identified in an STEMI based on the location of ST elevation. The left ... Moyer VA (2 October 2012). "Screening for coronary heart disease with electrocardiography: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

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500,000 balloon angioplasty/stent/coronary procedures; 1M coronary catheterizations Stroke[edit]. Recent successes in acute ... Coronary[edit]. There are 800,000 Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO) per year in the USA. Due to difficulty, only 25% of these ... The Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE) is a next generation technology that uses a flexible, small (, 6Fr) peripheral or coronary ... occlusions receive therapy [100]. Per the CDC, in 2010 there were 4.5M procedures for viewing the coronary artery, including ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... In angina, the heart muscle is starved of oxygen by a coronary artery narrowing, especially during stress. This appears as a ... Knowing whether a perfusion defect is present and where it is helps guide intervention and treatment for coronary artery ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... This is done to avoid the reduced diastolic blood flow in the coronary circulation associated with the Blalock-Taussig shunt. ...

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Jenks, Sara; Yeoh, Su Ern; Conway, Bryan R. (2014). "Balloon angioplasty, with and without stenting, versus medical therapy for ... Coronary artery aneurysm. *head / neck *Intracranial aneurysm. *Intracranial berry aneurysm. *Carotid artery dissection ... information from a meta-analysis indicated that balloon angioplasty results in improvement of diastolic blood pressure and a ...

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Angioplasty. Bypass/Coronary artery bypass MIDCAB. Off-pump CAB. TECAB. Coronary stent. Bare-metal stent. Drug-eluting stent. * ... Balloon septostomy. creation of septal defect in heart Blalock-Hanlon procedure. shunt from heart chamber to blood vessel. ... and a coronary sinus lead (red arrow). The coronary sinus lead wraps around the outside of the left ventricle, enabling pacing ... or the coronary sinus, depending on the type of pacemaker required.[14] Surgery is typically completed within 30 to 90 minutes ...

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Peripheral angioplasty[edit]. Peripheral angioplasty refers to the use of a balloon to open a blood vessel outside the coronary ... Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive, ... A coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in ... A coronary angiogram (an X-ray with radio-opaque contrast in the coronary arteries) that shows the left coronary circulation. ...

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Once the catheter is in place, it can be used to perform a number of procedures including, coronary angioplasty, balloon ... Coronary catheterizationEdit. Main page: Coronary catheterization. Indications for diagnostic use of coronary catheterization ... A 7 F balloon tipped catheter was introduced via the venous sheath, the balloon was inflated and the catheter was advanced ... Subsets of this technique are mainly coronary catheterization, involving the catheterization of the coronary arteries, and ...

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The right coronary artery supplies both the left and the right heart; the left coronary artery supplies the left heart. ... The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. ... The right coronary artery supplies both the left and the right ... The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. ...

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Once the catheter has been positioned at the coronary artery origin, contrast media is injected and a series of X-rays (film) ... Once the catheter has been positioned at the coronary artery origin, contrast media is injected and a series of X-rays (film) ...

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The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. (medlineplus.gov)
Once the catheter has been positioned at the coronary artery origin, contrast media is injected and a series of X-rays (film) are taken to check for any change in the arteries. (medlineplus.gov)
Although stents and bypass surgery can reopen arteries and help keep them open, these treatments can't stop atherosclerosis and are not a cure for coronary artery disease. (medtronic.com)
Angioplasty opens up blockages in the arteries around the heart and improves blood flow. (canada.com)
In this procedure, a special balloon is pushed through a tube inserted into the artery in the groin or wrist and is then inflated to open up portions of the arteries that have become narrow. (canada.com)
Angioplasty is used to improve blood flow to the heart in cases where the arteries around the heart have narrowed due to atherosclerosis (hardening of the inside walls of your arteries). (canada.com)
An angioplasty is a procedure that restores normal blood flow to the heart muscle in someone that has blocked arteries. (tourmyindia.com)
Significant lesions in small coronary arteries are frequently found (35%-50%) in patients with coronary artery disease. (clinicaltrials.gov)
The Resolute Integrity Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent System is indicated for improving coronary luminal diameters in patients, including those with diabetes mellitus, with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to de novo lesions of length ≤ 27 mm in native coronary arteries with reference vessel diameters of 2.25 mm to 4.20 mm. (clinicaltrials.gov)
The aim of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of a Paclitaxel-eluting PTCA-balloon in combination with bare-metal stenting for treatment of chronic total occlusions in native coronary arteries with reference diameters between 2.5 mm and 4.0 mm. (clinicaltrials.gov)
Recatheterization of patients who had intraoperative transluminal balloon angioplasty of the proximal left anterior descending, right, and circumflex coronary arteries 3 years previously revealed excellent patency of both the bypass grafts and the dilated native coronary arteries. (nih.gov)
FPTIII also prevented p42/p44 MAPK activation and DNA synthesis in response to platelet-derived growth factor in these cells at a concentration of 25 µmol/L. Application of 25 µmol/L FPTIII locally for 15 minutes to balloon-injured porcine coronary arteries in vivo prevented neointima formation assessed at 4 weeks, reduced proteoglycan deposition, and inhibited adventitial hypertrophy. (strath.ac.uk)
Coronary arteries from FPTIII-treated pigs had no deterioration in contraction or in endothelium-dependent relaxation. (strath.ac.uk)
PCI, which is often known as angioplasty, is carried out to remove the cholesterol-laden plaque that has built up in the arteries leading to the heart, making them narrower and reducing blood flow. (medindia.net)
The goal of this study was to compare the efficacy of elective stent implantation and balloon angioplasty for new lesions in small coronary arteries. (elsevier.com)
Palmaz-Schatz stents have been designed and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in coronary arteries with diameters ≤3.0 mm. (elsevier.com)
Coronary artery disease occurs when cholesterol plaque builds up ( arteriosclerosis ) in the walls of the arteries to the heart . (rxlist.com)
Angioplasty is successful in opening coronary arteries in well over 90% of patients. (rxlist.com)
PTCA is a non-surgical procedure that relieves narrowing and obstruction of the arteries to the muscle of the heart (coronary arteries). (rxlist.com)
At present, the only patients treated with just balloon angioplasty are those with vessels less than 2mm (the smallest diameter stent ), certain types of lesions involving branches of coronary arteries, those with scar tissue in old stents, or those who cannot take the antiplatelet blood thinners after the procedure. (rxlist.com)
Arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscles are called coronary arteries. (rxlist.com)
Coronary artery disease ( CAD ) occurs when cholesterol plaque (a hard, thick substance comprised of varying amounts of cholesterol, calcium , muscle cells, and connective tissue , which accumulates locally in the artery walls) builds up in the walls of these arteries, a process called arteriosclerosis . (rxlist.com)
Over time, arteriosclerosis causes significant narrowing of one or more coronary arteries. (rxlist.com)
When coronary arteries narrow more than 50% to 70%, the blood supply beyond the plaque becomes inadequate to meet the increased oxygen demand of the heart muscle during exercise . (rxlist.com)
The small arteries of the heart muscle (the coronary arteries) can be narrowed or blocked by this accumulation. (adam.com)
PTCA is a minimally invasive procedure to open up blocked coronary arteries, allowing blood to circulate unobstructed to the heart muscle. (adam.com)
Once the catheter is placed in the opening or ostium of one of the coronary arteries, the doctor injects dye and takes a series of X-rays (film of the images). (adam.com)
This treatment may be repeated at each blocked site in the coronary arteries. (adam.com)
This procedure can greatly improve the blood flow through the coronary arteries and to the heart tissue in about 90% of patients and may eliminate the need for coronary artery bypass surgery. (adam.com)
In the late 1970's, Dr. Andreas Gruentzig developed a revolutionary new way to relieve a coronary narrowing using a slender balloon threaded through the arteries of the arm or leg to the heart. (everydayhealth.com)
Balloon angioplasty is a medical technique used to widen coronary (heart) arteries that have been narrowed by plaque (fatty material) deposits that cling to the inside of the artery walls. (encyclopedia.com)
In a coronary (heart) disease called atherosclerosis ("hardening of the arteries"), the arteries become so dangerously clogged that surgery is required to clear the blockage. (encyclopedia.com)
In 1958 Mason Sones invented selective coronary arteriography, an x-ray procedure in which dye is injected into the arteries. (encyclopedia.com)
At the University Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland , Andreas Gruentzig was especially interested in whether the catheterization procedure could be used to clear blockage in the relatively small coronary arteries, the blood vessels that feed the heart. (encyclopedia.com)
Gruentzig then miniaturized the balloon catheter for use in coronary arteries. (encyclopedia.com)
There has been growing concern, however, about a buildup in the arteries called restenosis that often appears in patients who have undergone balloon angioplasty . (encyclopedia.com)
The laser vaporizes plaque in arteries, then balloon angioplasty finishes the opening of the blood vessel. (encyclopedia.com)
Laser angioplasty is currently approved for use in leg arteries only. (encyclopedia.com)
Other experimental methods exist for keeping arteries open after balloon angioplasty. (encyclopedia.com)
One of the most widely used treatments for opening these blocked arteries is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). (heart-disease-treatments.com)
This catheter is guided into the aorta with the help of a guide wire and once in place, at the opening of one of the coronary arteries, the guide wire is removed. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
At this time a dye is injected into the coronary arteries and an X-ray is taken which helps the doctor find the block or blocks in the arteries. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
Angioplasty , also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty ( PTA ), is a minimally invasive , endovascular procedure to widen narrowed or obstructed arteries or veins, typically to treat arterial atherosclerosis . (wikipedia.org)
A coronary angiogram (an X-ray with radio-opaque contrast in the coronary arteries) that shows the left coronary circulation . (wikipedia.org)
A coronary angioplasty is a therapeutic procedure to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease . (wikipedia.org)
Peripheral angioplasty refers to the use of a balloon to open a blood vessel outside the coronary arteries. (wikipedia.org)
The arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle itself are called coronary arteries. (medselfed.com)
In the case of an angioplasty involving the coronary arteries, the point of entry might be the femoral artery in the groin, with the catheter/guidewire system passed through the aorta to the heart and the origin of the coronary arteries at the base of the aorta just outside the aortic valve. (encyclopedia.com)
Coronary artery disease occurs when plaque (cholesterol, fat, calcium and other substances) builds up in the walls of your arteries, causing them to become narrow and restricting blood flow to the heart. (baptist-health.com)
A Selective Coronary Arteriogram (SCA) allows the physician to look at three separate areas of the heart (left coronary artery, right coronary artery and left ventricular chamber) through a contrast media or X-ray used to illuminate the coronaries, for evaluation of blockage in your arteries. (baptist-health.com)
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, sometimes referred to as open heart surgery is recommended, if blockages in the arteries cannot be dissolved or removed and blood supply to the heart is greatly decreased. (baptist-health.com)
A contrast media or X-ray is used to illuminate the coronaries for evaluation of blockage in your arteries. (baptist-health.com)
To prevent the growth of cells from re-occluding the artery following angioplasty (balloon procedure that opens arteries), a drug-eluting stent designed to release the drug Sirolimus, may be used. (baptist-health.com)
Coronary artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart, is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. (methodisthospitals.org)
A safe, radiographic dye is injected into the coronary arteries via a catheter, enabling the doctor to see the blood flow through the arteries. (methodisthospitals.org)
The angiogram report showing blocked arteries may be the reason for suggestion of angioplasty by your cardiologist. (wordpress.com)
Coronary artery disease (CAD) causes impaired blood flow in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. (healthline.com)
During this procedure, your doctor injects a special dye into your coronary arteries through a catheter inserted through an artery in your groin or forearm. (healthline.com)
The dye helps enhance the radiographic image of your coronary arteries to identify any blockages. (healthline.com)
Angioplasty of blocked arteries in the extremities or supplying organs, suchas the kidneys is performed by a physician specializing in interventional radiologic procedures. (faqs.org)
Frequency in nonangioplasty patients of morphologic findings reported in coronary arteries treated with transluminal angioplasty. (biomedsearch.com)
The coronary arteries from 70 consecutive patients in whom percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) had not been performed during life were examined at necropsy for findings that have been previously described in patients or animals treated with PTA. (biomedsearch.com)
2 major coronary arteries, AND no significant left main disease: Yes/No (Upload Angiogram) b. (docplayer.net)
The Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) is a procedure that helps visualising the anatomy of the coronary arteries and the possible damages (stenosis, occlusion) produced by the deposition of fat in their walls. (placidway.com)
Restenosis, reocclusion and adverse cardiovascular events after successful balloon angioplasty of occluded versus nonoccluded coronary arteries. (duke.edu)
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to compare the frequency of restenosis, reocclusion and adverse cardiovascular events after angioplasty of occluded versus nonoccluded coronary arteries. (duke.edu)
BACKGROUND: Angioplasty of chronically occluded coronary arteries is believed to be associated with a higher frequency of restenosis and reocclusion than angioplasty of subtotal stenoses. (duke.edu)
Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. (healthwise.net)
Coronary artery disease can cause plaque to build up inside the walls of the coronary arteries. (healthwise.net)
ACS is caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries. (empowher.com)
In the order of frequency, the commonest site of aneurysm in the coronary anatomy is right coronary artery, circumflex followed by anterior descending arteries. (hindawi.com)
These blood vessels are called the coronary arteries. (mountsinai.org)
So, when blocked coronary arteries threaten the heart's blood supply, something must be done. (harvard.edu)
The question of stent versus bypass surgery is really for those patients who have multivessel disease involving all three coronary arteries," Dr. Cutlip says. (harvard.edu)
The heart's three coronary arteries are not all equal. (harvard.edu)
It feeds blood to the whole front wall of the heart, which represents much more muscle than the area fed by either of the other two coronary arteries. (harvard.edu)
Blocked arteries are currently the primary cause of coronary heart disease. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
Before the angioplasty is undertaken, doctors will typically perform a cardiac catheterization, inserting contrast dye into the patient's arteries to determine the extent of the blockage. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
Therefore, we developed a new analytical method resolving this limitation and analyzed coronary compensatory remodeling using perfusion-fixed coronary arteries of WHHL rabbits, an animal model for spontaneous coronary atheroscl erosis. (lww.com)
Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries. (uwhealth.org)
The coronary arteries bring blood and oxygen to the heart. (uwhealth.org)
Coronary calcium hampers accurate evaluation of the coronary arteries with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). (bioportfolio.com)
The measurement is commonly used to verify borderline stenosis of CORONARY ARTERIES. (bioportfolio.com)
When the number of arteries that effectively underwent intervention through the 2 methods is compared, variations are observed in the mean number of arteries treated with angioplasty and those receiving distal anastomoses. (scielo.br)
Angioplasty, also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries (caused by coronary artery disease). (hopkinsmedicine.org)
The use of fluoroscopy (a special type of X-ray that's like an X-ray "movie") helps the doctor find the blockages in the coronary arteries as a contrast dye moves through the arteries. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Research at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine could help lead to new ways to prevent coronary arteries from reclogging after balloon angioplasties. (redorbit.com)
The study involved cell cultures as well as rats that had received balloon angioplasties in their carotid arteries. (redorbit.com)
The blood in your coronary arteries carries oxygen to the heart muscle. (familydoctor.org)
When a blockage occurs in your coronary arteries, blood and oxygen don't get to the heart. (familydoctor.org)
The reason coronary arteries block off is due to them becoming narrowed over many years by a gradual build-up of fatty cholesterol-based material called atheroma within their walls. (netdoctor.co.uk)

In an industry sector influenced by ongoing technological change, particularly in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), design engineers wrestle with new concepts and approaches through trial and error. (mddionline.com)
More than a dozen companies are now involved in some phase of designing, producing, or marketing PTCA devices for treating coronary disease. (mddionline.com)
Background -Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary (balloon) angioplasty (PTCA) remains a major drawback of the procedure. (ahajournals.org)
Quantitative coronary angiography was performed before PTCA and after PTCA and at follow-up. (ahajournals.org)
Although there is an increasing number of indications for percutaneous transluminal coronary (balloon) angioplasty (PTCA) for revascularization in cases of coronary artery disease, restenosis after PTCA remains a serious problem associated with this procedure. (ahajournals.org)
12 13 In our previous study with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) and intravascular ultrasound, we demonstrated that cilostazol has the potential to decrease restenosis by controlling intimal proliferation after PTCA in humans. (ahajournals.org)
Inclusion criteria included a patient who underwent elective PTCA successfully by balloon angioplasty alone without the use of stents or atherectomy devices for stable angina or significant lesions. (ahajournals.org)
OCBAS was designed to compare angiographic restenosis and target vessel revascularization (TVR) of lesions treated with coronary stenting versus those treated with optimal PTCA. (acc.org)
Despite a small sample size, the OCBAS trial suggests immediate use of coronary stents following optimal PTCA may not be warranted, but rather a delayed, conservative approach may result in similar outcomes. (acc.org)
Markets Covered: Stents, Catheters, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (Ptca) Balloons, Ptca Guidewires And Balloon Inflation Devices. (marketresearch.com)
Intraaortic balloon pump support has been demonstrated to be of clinical benefit when used therapeutically and prophylactically in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). (scienceopen.com)
Afterload reduction and post-PTCA-enhanced coronary blood flow afforded by diastolic augmentation during intraaortic balloon pumping provides hemodynamic stabilization, attenuates clinical perturbations of myocardial ischemia, and may provide an important 'bridge' to emergent coronary bypass surgery following abrupt vessel closure complicating PTCA. (scienceopen.com)
These studies demonstrate that intraaortic balloon counterpulsation provides an effective and safe form of mechanical support in many high-risk patients undergoing PTCA. (scienceopen.com)
Balloon angioplasty of the coronary artery, or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty ( PTCA ), was introduced in the late 1970's. (rxlist.com)
PTCA is now referred to as percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, as this term includes the use of balloons, stents, and atherectomy devices. (rxlist.com)
If the narrowing is small, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA for short, may be the course for treatment. (adam.com)
Angioplasty, also known as "Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty" (PTCA), rapidly came into widespread use around the world as a relatively simple, inexpensive, and safe alternative to coronary bypass surgery (a major operation that requires cutting open the patient's chest and usually a leg, from which a vein is harvested, or taken, to be used in the bypass). (encyclopedia.com)
The PTCA is also known simply as coronary angioplasty or balloon angioplasty. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
If a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is to be performed, the patient is sedated so that he or she can report discomfort and cough if asked to do so. (encyclopedia.com)
Actually, for the PACCOCATH (Treatment of ISR by Paclitaxel Coated PTCA Balloon) trial, the short-term outcomes were not identified in the meta- analysis (2, 3), and the subgroup analysis according to control group (BA or DES) was only adopted for late lumen loss. (bmj.com)
Angioplasty is a well known term today and we find a lot of people in our social circles discussing about angioplasty or as the doctors call PTCA procedure undergone by their friends and relative. (wordpress.com)
In many cases heart bypass surgery - CABG and Angioplasty - PTCA is an "either, or" for certain heart related disease. (wordpress.com)
The cost of the angioplasty - PTCA surgical procedure and the actual cost of stent along with other hospital charges are the components of the surgery bill. (wordpress.com)
In Desun Hospital and Heart Institute, Kolkata, India the Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) package includes the hospital stay, cost of medicines and consumables, related investigation charges, doctor team fees and Cathlab charges. (wordpress.com)
To study the effects of myocardial ischemia on plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels, immunoreactive ANP levels in the pulmonary artery (ANP-PA) and femoral vein (ANP-V) were measured before and during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). (biomedsearch.com)
Coronary Balloon Angioplasty: M7F1.1/ Angioplasty with Stent(PTCA with Stent): M7F Name of the Procedure: Coronary Balloon Angioplasty 2. (docplayer.net)
New market study entitled Global Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Balloon Catheters Market Size, Status and Forecast 2019-2025 entirely centers market covering exhaustive analysis of driving forces, risks, challenges, threats, and business opportunities, involved in the Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Balloon Catheters market. (fusionscienceacademy.com)
The regional segmentation details the regional aspects of the global Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Balloon Catheters market. (fusionscienceacademy.com)
Other than this, the report further demonstrates challenges and prospects in the Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) Balloon Catheters market. (fusionscienceacademy.com)
Reports on vascular pathology post-PTCA in both human and animal coronary vessels have revealed medial and intimal cracks and tears, thrombus formation, platelet accumulation, and loss of endothelial cells. (elsevier.com)
On a global scale, projections for Coronary Stents market share indicate nearly 47.1% by 2015 leaving the rest of the market to the Cardiac Catheters, PTCA/Coronary Guidewires, etc. (pitchengine.com)

Reference diameter, minimal lumen diameter, and percent diameter stenosis (DS) were measured by quantitative coronary angiography. (ahajournals.org)
The primary angiographic end point was the minimal luminal diameter at follow-up, as determined by quantitative coronary angiography. (nih.gov)
Angiography was performed just before and immediately after angioplasty and at 6-month follow-up. (acc.org)
A therapeutic procedure performed during catheterization (Coronary Angiography) aimed at dilating a Coronary artery with stenosis caused by an atherosclerotic process. (shl-telemedicine.com)
Coronary lumen changes during and after excimer laser-assisted balloon angioplasty were measured by quantitative coronary angiography, and the results were compared with the effects of balloon angioplasty alone. (onlinejacc.org)
Dr Michael Rowe is an Interventional Cardiologist with special interest in coronary angiography, balloon. (michaelrowecardiologist.com.au)
A new study presented at the EuroPCR 2013 reveals that measuring fractional flow reserve (FFR) with the help of pressure wire assessment during coronary angiography for diagnosis of chest pain can provide significant changes in the management of almost quarter of the patients. (medindia.net)
The RIPCORD (Does routine pressure wire assessment influence management strategy at coronary angiography for diagnosis of chest pain) study was designed to assess whether routine assessment of FFR in all the main coronary branches would significantly change the management strategy derived from diagnostic angiography alone. (medindia.net)
They all underwent diagnostic coronary angiography carried out by one cardiologist who used the results to develop a treatment plan (plan 1) giving recommendations for medical treatment, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or to request more information. (medindia.net)
Routine use of FFR at diagnostic coronary angiography resulted in a significant change in management in 26% of patients," Curzen reported. (medindia.net)
Commenting on the implications of the study findings, Kari Niemela, Medical Director and founder of the Heart Center Co., Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, said, "The RIPCORD trial demonstrated that routine measurement of FFR in patients with stable angina pectoris changes treatment plan in one out of four patients as compared to visual evaluation with coronary angiography alone. (medindia.net)
(A) Coronary angiography at baseline (a) , at paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) angioplasty (b) , and at the end of procedure (c) . (onlinejacc.org)
Many minimally invasive procedures, including coronary angiography, angioplasty, stent insertion and atherectomy are also performed in our Cath Lab. (methodisthospitals.org)
The extent and type of damage can currently be assessed in vivo at the macro level by means of coronary artery angiography. (elsevier.com)
Dr. Shaknovich specializes in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, and is a widely-respected expert in coronary interventions, such as angiography, balloon angioplasty and coronary stenting. (maimonidesmed.org)
angiography (CCTA) continues to develop as a non-invasive method for the assessment of coronary vessel geometry and the identification of physiologically significant lesions. (bioportfolio.com)
Biomarkers and their relative contributions to identifying coronary artery stenosis based on coronary computed tomography angiography in asymptomatic adults. (bioportfolio.com)
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has emerged as an important, non-invasive imaging modality for the assessment of coronary vascular disease. (bioportfolio.com)
Invasive coronary angiography findings across the CAD-RADS classification spectrum. (bioportfolio.com)
Coronary CT angiography by modifying tube voltage and contrast medium concentration: Evaluation of image quality and radiation dose. (bioportfolio.com)
Currently, there is an increasing interest in noninvasive imaging of cardiovascular system such as computed tomography coronary angiography (CCTA). (bioportfolio.com)
The Invictus Registry will compare the diagnostic performance of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) versus intravascular imaging by intravenous ultrasound (IVUS) or optical co. (bioportfolio.com)
Computed Tomography Derived Fractional Flow Reserve (CT-FFR) is a noninvasive method for evaluating the hemodynamic significance of coronary artery lesions by using coronary CT Angiography. (bioportfolio.com)
Of the 20,769 patients assessed on cine coronary angiography at InCor, 210 were chosen for this study and were randomized either for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG, n=105) or transluminal coronary angioplasty (TCA, n=105). (scielo.br)
This is called coronary angiography. (hopkinsmedicine.org)

Balloon-expandable coronary-artery stents were developed to prevent coronary restenosis after coronary angioplasty. (nih.gov)
The use of newer devices such as intracoronary stents and atherectomy , as well as newer pharmacologic agents has resulted in higher success rates, reduced complications, and reduced recurrence after percutaneous coronary intervention . (rxlist.com)
In addition to the use of simple balloon angioplasty, the availability of stents, in a wire-mesh design, have expanded the spectrum of people suitable for percutaneous coronary intervention, as well as enhanced the safety and long-term results of the procedure. (rxlist.com)
A decade later, Dr. Julio Palmaz and colleagues introduced coronary stents, small metallic scaffolds that greatly enhanced the safety and efficacy of coronary angioplasty . (everydayhealth.com)
Both balloons may be utilized to conduct interactive angioplasty to provide real-time feedback about the morphology of the lesion, and both balloons may be utilized to implant or size intravascular stents. (google.es)
As of 2003, the catheters used to perform angioplasties contain balloons that are inflated to widen the vessel, and stents (thin collapsed tubes made of wire mesh) to provide structural support for the vessel. (encyclopedia.com)
Study selection Randomised clinical trials comparing DEB with a control treatment (plain balloon angioplasty or drug-eluting stents). (bmj.com)
The Stents and balloon are implants that are not available in open medical stores for consumers they are available with the hospitals and the hospitals procure them as per requirements. (wordpress.com)
OrBusneich have a variety of stents and balloons to fight against these vascular diseases. (researchandmarkets.com)
A. Coronary Stents a. (pitchengine.com)
Coronary stents are now used in nearly all angioplasty procedures. (hopkinsmedicine.org)

For many people, coronary artery disease treatment improves blood flow through what was the blocked coronary artery. (medtronic.com)
A procedure called angioplasty can widen a narrowed or blocked coronary artery. (healthwise.net)
These X-rays show a blocked coronary artery before and after an angioplasty procedure. (healthwise.net)
For angioplasty, a special catheter (a long, thin, hollow tube) is inserted into a blood vessel and guided to the blocked coronary artery. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
In this surgery, a blood vessel is taken from another part of your body and used to go around-or bypass-the blocked coronary artery. (rochester.edu)

These lifestyle changes can help you prevent or slow the progression of coronary artery disease. (medtronic.com)
Keep diabetes under control - If you have diabetes, carefully controlling your blood sugar level can help slow the progression of coronary artery disease. (medtronic.com)
Remember that the patient with coronary artery disease is in charge of his or her own recovery. (medtronic.com)
Recently has been developed drug eluting balloons (DEBs), which have been successfully tested in small series on in-stent restenosis, but few evidence is available in the context of small vessels disease. (clinicaltrials.gov)
A comparison of balloon-expandable-stent implantation with balloon angioplasty in patients with coronary artery disease. (nih.gov)
Angiographic exclusion criteria were restenosis lesions, significant left main coronary artery disease, target lesions in a coronary bypass graft or in a vessel that was totally occluded, and perfusion grade of 0 or 1 as defined by the TIMI Investigators. (acc.org)
Transluminal coronary angioplasty can serve as a model for controlled coronary artery occlusion and reperfusion which enables assessment of short-term changes in collateral vessel filling in patients with severe atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. (onlinejacc.org)
In 16 patients with isolated left anterior descending or right coronary artery disease (≥ 75% stenosis) and normal left ventricular function, collateral filling to the artery being dilated was visualized by contrast injection into the contralateral artery using a second arterial catheter. (onlinejacc.org)
Reduction of atherosclerotic tissue mass by laser ablation in the treatment of coronary artery disease may be more effective in enlarging the lumen than balloon angioplasty alone. (onlinejacc.org)
The AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter significantly alters the landscape for treating both peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and coronary artery disease (CAD). (ophthalmologymanagement.com)
A modest increase in cardiac output (20-30%), the requirement of a stable, regular cardiac rhythm, peripheral vascular disease and aortic insufficiency limits the use of intraaortic balloon pump support in relatively few patients. (scienceopen.com)
South Asian coronary artery disease patients were thrice likelier to be readmitted to hospital for further interventional treatment to arterial plaque than their White European counterparts. (medindia.net)
South Asians develop symptomatic coronary artery disease at an earlier age and also have a higher prevalence than White Europeans. (medindia.net)
We are the worst race in the world when it comes to Coronary artery disease. (medindia.net)
How does coronary artery disease develop? (rxlist.com)
Angiographic assessment of chest pain is flawed because it doesn't assess the functional significance of coronary artery disease," said the lead author of the study Nick Curzen, Professor of Interventional Cardiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. (medindia.net)
He explained that ischaemia is the most important determinant of clinical outcome in coronary artery disease. (medindia.net)
Daily aspirin can reduce the risk of heart attacks in some people and has become a mainstay in the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease . (everydayhealth.com)
Several behavioral and physiological characteristics are associated with an increased likelihood of developing coronary artery disease. (everydayhealth.com)
A PCI used with stable coronary artery disease reduces chest pain but does not reduce the risk of death, myocardial infarction, or other major cardiovascular events when added to optimal medical therapy. (wikipedia.org)
Angioplasty relieves symptoms of coronary artery disease by improving blood flow to your heart. (baptist-health.com)
While men in their 40s have a higher risk of coronary artery disease than women, as women get older (especially after they reach menopause), their risk increases to almost equal that of a man's risk. (methodisthospitals.org)
At Methodist Hospitals, a number of techniques are used to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease. (methodisthospitals.org)
This technology aids in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, to distinguish among life-threatening possible causes of chest pain and the rapid assessment of stroke patients. (methodisthospitals.org)
Methodist Hospitals uses these catheter-based techniques to open plaque-filled vessels in patients who have coronary artery disease. (methodisthospitals.org)
Also called coronary heart disease (CHD), CAD is the most common form of heart disease and affects approximately 16.5 million Americans over the age of 20. (healthline.com)
The risk for coronary artery disease is also higher if you have a family history of the disease. (healthline.com)
Anyone with coronary heart disease can benefit from the expertise within the Complex Coronary Intervention Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center. (massgeneral.org)
Our physicians are at the forefront when it comes to the latest treatment and therapies for coronary artery disease. (massgeneral.org)
The first is coronary artery disease, which is characterized by decreased blood flow to theheart. (faqs.org)
The PTA represents the gold standard for exploring the coronary disease and brings critical information about the treatment needed. (placidway.com)
Surgical procedures by cardiac surgeons are performed to treat heart conditions and complications such as congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease (coronary art. (placidway.com)
Due to high stress levels and fast-paced lifestyles, Heart Diseases(such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, high blood pressure and. (placidway.com)
It is also recommended for disease of the left main coronary artery, as well as three or more vessels affected by damage caused by symptoms of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes, among others. (placidway.com)
In additional to learning techniques for percutaneous coronary intervention, fellows will be exposed to non-coronary cardiac interventions and management of peripheral vascular disease. (massgeneral.org)
Clinical investigations include the use of novel devices for percutaneous treatment of coronary artery disease, non-coronary cardiac interventions such as percutaneous valve replacement, drug-eluting stent studies, stem cell and angiogenesis factor treatment for patients with end-stage coronary and peripheral arterial disease and novel imaging technologies. (massgeneral.org)
Coronary angiogram revealed left main Aneurysm measuring 14 × 28 mm with single-vessel disease (critical ostial lesion in the LAD-Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw at Coronary Artery Disease. (lww.com)
This accounts for about a quarter to a third of patients with coronary disease. (harvard.edu)
For three-vessel coronary disease, bypass now has been shown to be superior to stenting, with the possible exception of some cases in which the narrowing in the artery is very short," Cutlip says. (harvard.edu)
More recently, a procedure called balloon angioplasty has become the treatment of choice for patients suffering from angina, acute myocardial infarctions ( heart attacks ), and even coronary artery disease affecting multiple blood vessels. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
We studied a total of 327 small coronary disease cases of less than 2.5 mm, treated either by CBA (87 lesions), BA (130 lesions), and stenting (110 lesions). (lww.com)
This eventually leads to coronary artery disease, or atherosclerosis. (seton.net)
Coronary artery disease can occur whenever the vessels that deliver blood throughout your body become diseased or damaged. (seton.net)
Coronary artery disease is diagnosed with tests that measure the function of your heart and cardiovascular system. (seton.net)
Coronary artery disease can usually be managed with lifestyle changes. (seton.net)
Coronary artery disease takes years to develop. (seton.net)
The recently introduced coronary artery disease reporting and data system (CAD-RADS) evaluated by computed tomography and based on stenosis severity, might not adequately reflect the complexity of CAD. (bioportfolio.com)
In patients with stable coronary artery disease, the amount of myocardium subtended by coronary stenoses constitutes a major determinant of prognosis, as well as of the benefit of coronary revasculari. (bioportfolio.com)
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiogram (CCTA) is a non-invasive imaging modality that has high sensitivity and negative predictive value for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). (bioportfolio.com)
The aim of GEOMETRY study is to investigate the correlation between coronary plaque geometric modifications and lesion vulnerability in patients with suspected coronary artery disease refe. (bioportfolio.com)
To investigate the relative efficacy of different therapeutic strategies in patients with symptomatic multivessel coronary artery disease with preserved ventricular function. (scielo.br)
The impact of the relief of anginal symptoms, the reduction in the incidence of acute myocardial infarction, and the improvement in survival in some subgroups of patients with impaired ventricular function support the use of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) as an effective treatment for ischemic heart disease 1,2 . (scielo.br)
These variations, however, have been observed in recent studies comparing the results of surgery and angioplasty 9 , including 45% of patients with single-vessel disease, while the samples of other studies 14,17 had 60% of patients with 2-vessel stenoses. (scielo.br)
Angioplasty can be done in an emergency setting such as an acute heart attack or in an elective setting when heart disease is strongly suspected from non-invasive testing. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Not all coronary artery disease (CAD) can be treated with angioplasty. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
Coronary Heart Disease Get the facts about coronary heart disease. (vitals.com)
Most heart attacks are a result of coronary heart or artery disease. (familydoctor.org)
When talking about heart conditions, doctors use the terms coronary heart disease (CHD) and the broader cardiovascular disease (CVD). (netdoctor.co.uk)
︉ CVD refers to both coronary heart disease and diseases of the circulation, such as stroke , when a clot blocks blood supply to the brain. (netdoctor.co.uk)
There is often no obvious cause for it, although coronary heart disease and high blood pressure, viral infections, excessive alcohol intake and thyroid disease can all be triggers. (netdoctor.co.uk)

Although still considered a surgical procedure, since there is an opening made in the skin, angioplasty is easier on the person than coronary bypass surgery. (canada.com)
Angioplasty is easier on the person than bypass surgery and, under certain circumstances, has similar long-term results. (canada.com)
While angioplasty is easier on the person than bypass surgery and major complications are not common, this procedure does carry some risks. (canada.com)
There is also the risk that the affected artery can become narrow again over time, requiring another angioplasty or even bypass surgery. (canada.com)
The primary clinical end points were death, the occurrence of a cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, the need for coronary-artery bypass surgery, or a second percutaneous intervention involving the previously treated lesion, either at the time of the initial procedure or during the subsequent seven months. (nih.gov)
The primary clinical end points were death, cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction (MI), need for coronary artery bypass surgery, or a second percutaneous intervention involving the previously treated lesion. (acpjc.org)
The ballooning procedure can often replace the necessity of performing bypass surgery and an open heart operation may thus be spared from many patients, although not every lipid plaque can be dilated by this method. (shl-telemedicine.com)
For almost 15 years following its introduction, heart bypass surgery remained the only therapy available for restoring blood to a heart afflicted with severe coronary artery blockages. (everydayhealth.com)
Some people who have several blockages or blockages in certain locations may need coronary bypass surgery . (mountsinai.org)
Coronary artery bypass surgery is often used for patients with more severe blockages or those with several blockages. (rochester.edu)

Often, people who are treated with angioplasty have to undergo the procedure again due to re-narrowing of the area that was opened up. (canada.com)
Angioplasty is performed using local anesthetic, so you will be awake during the procedure but unable to feel it. (canada.com)
A Balloon Angioplasty is a procedure used to widen blocked or narrowed blood vessels to allow a greater blood flow to go through to the heart. (tourmyindia.com)
Another type of procedure is a coronary angioplasty also known as a coronary stent. (tourmyindia.com)
Occurrence of death, nonfatal target lesion myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, or repeat target-vessel angioplasty within the 6 months after the procedure. (acc.org)
Not counted is the additional cost of the stent ($1600), procedure times that are often longer and involve more contrast medium use and radiation exposure than does angioplasty, rigorous periprocedural management, extended bed rest, and the inconvenience of monitoring anticoagulation for 1 month. (acpjc.org)
During the angioplasty procedure, blood is usually pumped from the femoral artery using a piston pump. (ophthalmologymanagement.com)
Coronary balloon angioplasty is an interventional procedure wherein blood flow is restored in a blocked blood artery supplying the heart. (medindia.net)
He has extensive clinical and technical experience in performing stenting procedure and balloon angioplasty. (michaelrowecardiologist.com.au)
The blocked blood vessel is accessed through percutaneous or skin and the procedure takes place within transluminal or a blood vessel like the coronary artery. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
Finally the term angioplasty means reshaping the blood vessel with the help of balloon inflation and all these terms put together give this procedure its name. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
Carotid artery stenosis is treated with angioplasty in a procedure called carotid stenting for patients at high risk for carotid endarterectomy . (wikipedia.org)
At the conclusion of the procedure, the balloons, wires and catheters are removed and the vessel puncture site is treated either with direct pressure or a vascular closure device . (wikipedia.org)
In simple terms, a balloon angioplasty is a procedure used to increase the amount of blood flowing through the coronary artery. (medselfed.com)
Angioplasty is a minimally invasive procedure, hence patients and surgeons prefer this procedure over high cost stent placements. (prnewswire.co.uk)
Angioplasty is a term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions. (encyclopedia.com)
Angioplasties performed by vascular surgeons are done in an operating room or specially designed vascular procedure suite. (encyclopedia.com)
Planned angioplasty or emergency angioplasty surgical procedure may require stent/s or balloon or both. (wordpress.com)
The cost of stent/s , balloons is extra as per requirement and cost of stent used in angioplasty procedure will be charged as per the actual cost of the stent/s . (wordpress.com)
For the latest Coronary Angioplasty Procedure Package Cost at Desun Hospital and Heart Institute , India, Kolkata Click http://www.desunhospital.com/angioplasty.php Patient with angiogram reports done in other hospitals also undergo Angioplasty procedure in Desun Hospital Kolkata. (wordpress.com)
Angioplasty is a medical procedure used to widen an artery that is narrowed or blocked. (faqs.org)
The procedure is similar to coronary angioplasty. (faqs.org)
The individual undergoing an angioplasty enters the hospital the morning of the procedure. (faqs.org)
The coronary angioplasty is a surgical procedure that enlarges the coronary artery when it is blocked or narrowed by an atheromatous plaque. (placidway.com)
This procedure is performed either by dilatation with the help of a balloon, or by placing a stent. (placidway.com)
The controller is also programmable to permit optional selection and input of various control parameters, such as a maximum positive inflation pressure that is to be applied, maximum duration for applying positive inflation pressure, initialization of the date and time of an inflation procedure and/or retrieving and displaying inflation data previously recorded for any prior inflation of the balloon catheter or other balloon member. (google.com)
The coronary angioplasty procedure works by compressing the fatty build-up against the artery wall. (wkcardiology.com)
Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart. (mountsinai.org)
Before the angioplasty procedure begins, you will receive some pain medicine. (mountsinai.org)
Balloon angioplasty is a procedure in which a balloon catheter is inserted into the femoral or radial artery and then threaded to the area of cardiac blockage. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
The procedure has only a three percent mortality rate, and fewer than 16 percent of all patients undergoing a balloon angioplasty procedure will experience complications. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
Bleeding-long considered to have little effect on patient survival rates, new research published in the European Heart Journal has found that major bleeding episodes at the time of a balloon angioplasty are associated with significantly increased mortality rates in the months following the procedure. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
The CBA procedure provided superior angiographic and clinical outcomes to the stenting and BA in small coronary diseases. (lww.com)
More recently, there have been clinical studies looking at the administration of adenosine before any potential damage by ballooning or stenting, in an effort to avoid poor distal flow post procedure and thus limit any myocardial damage. (clinicaltrials.gov)
A coronary angioplasty is a procedure to open an artery in the heart that has become narrowed. (lahey.org)

PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL Multicentric Study to Evaluate the Treatment and the Efficiency of Paclitaxel-coated Balloon IN.PACT FALCON ® in Small-vessel Coronary Stenosis. (clinicaltrials.gov)
50%) stenosis that was documented on a recent coronary angiogram. (acc.org)
These observations suggest that in a high percent of patients with severe coronary stenosis, collateral channel filling improves within 60 to 90 seconds after sudden coronary occlusion. (onlinejacc.org)
Angioplasty is occasionally used to treat venous stenosis, such as stenosis of the subclavian vein caused by thoracic outlet syndrome . (wikipedia.org)
To treat a narrowing in a blood vessel, a wire is passed through the stenosis in the vessel and a balloon on a catheter is passed over the wire and into the desired position. (wikipedia.org)
When the surgeon reaches the location of the stenosis, he or she inflates the balloon on the catheter that has been passed along the guidewire. (encyclopedia.com)
Thirteen patients with a proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis with no angiographic collateral circulation underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary artery balloon angioplasty. (mendeley.com)
In patients with proximal left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis and no evidence of collateral circulation, brief periods of ischemia, such as those used during routine coronary balloon angioplasty, do not provide any protection against myocardial ischemia. (mendeley.com)
We identified 139 patients with successful angioplasty of a coronary occlusion (Group 1) and compared the frequency of restenosis, reocclusion and adverse cardiovascular events with that in 1,295 patients with successful angioplasty of a subtotal stenosis (Group 2). (duke.edu)
CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of restenosis was slightly but not significantly greater after successful angioplasty of an occluded artery than after angioplasty of a subtotal stenosis. (duke.edu)
a) CT Coronary angiogram showing left main aneurysm with ostial LAD stenosis. (hindawi.com)
Precise Measurement of Coronary Stenosis Diameter with CCTA Using CT Number Calibration. (bioportfolio.com)
Quantification of Myocardial Mass Subtended by a Coronary Stenosis Using Intracoronary Physiology. (bioportfolio.com)
The ratio of maximum blood flow to the MYOCARDIUM with CORONARY STENOSIS present, to the maximum equivalent blood flow without stenosis. (bioportfolio.com)
A complication of INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS whereby an occlusion or stenosis of the proximal SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY causes a reversal of the blood flow away from the CORONARY CIRCULATION, through the grafted INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY (internal thoracic artery), and back to the distal subclavian distribution. (bioportfolio.com)
For lesions in the left coronary system the patient will receive either 120 micrograms of adenosine in 20 mls of normal saline or placebo prior to the wiring, pre-dilatation, stenting and post-dilatation of the target coronary stenosis. (clinicaltrials.gov)

the left coronary artery supplies the left heart. (medlineplus.gov)
The physician will be able to use three separate catheters to look at the left coronary artery, right coronary artery and left ventricular chamber. (baptist-health.com)

Randomized Trial of Coronary Angioplasty for de Novo Lesions in sMall vesSElS With Drug Eluting Balloon. (clinicaltrials.gov)
The current study has been designed to know, in one hand, the clinical efficacy of the Drug elluting balloon IN.PACT FALCON and, in other hand, the effectiveness, and the cost-effectiveness incremental analysis of DEBs (IN.PACT FALCON vs. DES ( RESOLUTE INTEGRITY) in patients with de novo lesions in small vessels. (clinicaltrials.gov)
These devices hold coronary vessels open at sites that have been dilated. (nih.gov)
These findings suggest that elective stent placement provides superior angiographic and clinical outcomes than balloon angioplasty in vessels slightly smaller than 3 min. (elsevier.com)
One drawback is that laser angioplasty carries a significant risk of perforating (puncturing) the blood vessels being treated. (encyclopedia.com)
Afterward, a guidewire (guy wire) and catheter with contrast dye are inserted into a blood vessel in the groin, and threaded up to the coronary vessels. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
Coronary heart diseases are caused due to the narrowing of the heart vessels, which supply blood and oxygen to the heart muscles, thus keeping heart muscles alive. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
Angioplasty may be performed while the patient is sedated or anesthetized, depending on which vessels are involved. (encyclopedia.com)
He has performed thousands of cardiac and vascular interventions, and chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention's (CTO PCI's) in the cardiac and peripheral vessels. (buecher.de)
Your doctor carefully guides the catheter through blood vessels to the narrowed or blocked portion of the coronary artery. (healthwise.net)
A balloon angioplasty opens blocked blood vessels by pressing plaque against the artery wall. (kswo.com)

Quantitative anal ysis eliminating the previous limitation provides the novel insight that coronary compensatory remodeling in atherosclerosis maintains lumen size up to 70% CSN in proportion to wall shear stress. (lww.com)

Recent studies demonstrate a reduction in cardiac morbidity and improved coronary artery patency among patients receiving prophylactic intraaortic balloon pumping after establishing infarct artery reperfusion during acute cardiac catheterization for acute myocardial infarction. (scienceopen.com)

We previously reported that cilostazol, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, inhibited intimal proliferation after directional coronary atherectomy and reduced the restenosis rate in humans. (ahajournals.org)
Various "atherectomy" (plaque removal) devices were initially developed as adjuncts to percutaneous coronary intervention. (rxlist.com)
Often, peripheral angioplasty is used in conjunction with guide wire, peripheral stenting and an atherectomy . (wikipedia.org)
In atherectomy, there may be tiny blades on a balloon or a rotating tip at the end of the catheter. (hopkinsmedicine.org)

In angioplasties where no stent is used, your doctor will use the balloon itself to open the blockage, inflating it against the artery wall and then deflating it, often several times, to stretch the artery wall. (canada.com)
A smaller guidewire is advanced across the blocked section of the coronary artery and a balloon -tipped tube is positioned so the balloon part of the tube is beside the blockage. (adam.com)
The balloon is then inflated for a few seconds to compress the blockage against the artery wall. (adam.com)
This 3D medical animation depicts a coronary artery blockage confirmed by angiogram test, followed by a balloon angioplasty and stent repair. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
As the dye is released, the location of the coronary artery blockage is revealed. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
If the doctor feels the blocks are treatable, a balloon catheter is advanced into the blockage site and inflated. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
the other end to the coronary artery below the blockage. (baptist-health.com)
Directional Coronary Arthrectomy (DCA) positions the catheter window over the blockage. (baptist-health.com)
Other rare causes of damage or blockage to a coronary artery also limit blood flow to the heart. (healthline.com)
A balloon catheter is pushed over the guide wire and into the blockage. (mountsinai.org)
Not every blockage can be treated with angioplasty. (mountsinai.org)
Once there is a clear image of the blockage, your doctor begins the angioplasty. (kswo.com)
The doctor inflates the balloon near the blockage in your artery. (kswo.com)
Once the blockage is opened, the balloon is removed. (medicalmalpracticehelp.com)
A tiny balloon is then used to open up the blockage. (rochester.edu)

Approval and commercialization of cutting and scoring balloons, such as Flextome, AngioSculpt, TREK and MINI TREK balloon, rising adoption of new balloons, and lower cost as compared to stent placement are likely to drive the market during the forecast period. (prnewswire.co.uk)

No coronary spasm, occlusive thrombus, or ischemic myocardial infarction occurred. (elsevier.com)
After balloon angioplasty, Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade 3 was achieved, and intracoronary electrocardiography did not change ( Figure 1D-a ). (onlinejacc.org)
Angina preceding myocardial infarction and residual coronary narrowing after intracoronary thromboly. (biomedsearch.com)
Does coronary stenting affect microvascular circulation in patients with anterior acute myocardial infarction? (elsevier.com)
The impact of coronary stenting on microvascular circulation in the infarct area was compared with that of balloon angioplasty in 94 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who underwent coronary revascularization within 6h of onset: 49 patients were treated with balloon angioplasty alone, and 45 were treated with coronary stenting. (elsevier.com)
Heart attack is sometimes called myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome. (familydoctor.org)

Independently of the type of coronary angioplasty the restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization remains the main limitation, representing a challenging problem even in the DES (drug eluting stent) era. (clinicaltrials.gov)
To the Editor: We read with interest the meta-analysis by Indermuehle A et al which reported that drug-eluting balloon (DEB) appears to show great promise for in-stent restenosis (ISR), and could reduce the risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) compared with plain balloon angioplasty (BA)or implantation of drug-eluting stent. (bmj.com)
It reduces the risk for MACE compared with plain balloon angioplasty or implantation of a Taxus Liberte drug-eluting stent. (bmj.com)

It can be difficult for someone who has undergone angioplasty or stenting to get back to their lives right away. (medtronic.com)
Is a coronary dilating device with Paclitaxel ® drug delivery, for dilatation and provisional spot bare metal stenting (BMS). (clinicaltrials.gov)
The restenosis rate at 6 months would be lower in lesions treated with primary elective stenting versus those treated with optimal balloon angioplasty. (acc.org)
However, it is unknown whether stenting improves long-term angiographic and clinical outcomes as compared with standard balloon angioplasty. (nih.gov)
A more negative analysis than that presented by the authors can be summarized by tabulating the results for stenting rather than angioplasty in 100 patients. (acpjc.org)
For 100 patients, 1 less angioplasty and 3.5 fewer bypass operations with stenting cost 2 extra coronary artery closures, 4 more bleeding and vascular complications, and 300 extra acute hospital days. (acpjc.org)
Of these, 163 patients were randomly assigned to stenting (mean diameter 2.69 ± 0.21 ram), and 168 patients were assigned to angioplasty (mean diameter 2.64 ± 0.24 mm). (elsevier.com)
Atherosclerotic obstruction of the renal artery can be treated with angioplasty with or without stenting of the renal artery. (wikipedia.org)
The data suggest that coronary stenting did not influence microvascular circulation (improvement or detriment) in patients with reperfused AMI. (elsevier.com)
Bypass or angioplasty with stenting: How do you choose? (harvard.edu)
Angioplasty plus stenting. (harvard.edu)
This is called balloon angioplasty with stenting. (harvard.edu)
Myocardial damage occurs in up to 40% of cases when sensitive biomarkers are measured after coronary artery stenting. (clinicaltrials.gov)
The aim of this study is to assess whether the use of intra-coronary adenosine given directly into the target coronary artery prior to stenting can reduce the incidence of myonecrosis (heart muscle damage)over placebo. (clinicaltrials.gov)
Prior clinical studies looking at the administration of adenosine before coronary artery stenting have looked at small numbers of subjects and did not mandate previous statin therapy or high dose loading of clopidogrel before stenting, both of which can also help lower the rate of peri-procedural myonecrosis. (clinicaltrials.gov)

Balloon catheters are divided into fixed-wire, over-the-wire, and monorail designs. (mddionline.com)
Each lesion was dilated three times with the autoperfusion inflation bracketed between two inflations by standard angioplasty catheters. (ahajournals.org)
In both treatment groups, similar-sized balloon catheters (2.59 ± 0.35 and 2.56 ± 0.40 mm, respectively) were used. (onlinejacc.org)
In matched groups of successfully treated coronary lesions, xenon chloride excimer laser ablation did not reduce immediate elastic recoil after adjunctive balloon dilation or improve the final angiographic outcome compared with balloon angioplasty alone using similar-sized balloon catheters. (onlinejacc.org)
Balloon angioplasty catheters designed to perform percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty procedures while permitting transmission of blood to the distal coronary bed. (ophthalmologymanagement.com)
In some of these catheters, blood enters the central lumen through side holes proximal to the balloon, due to native coronary (aortic) pressure and exits beyond the balloon into the distal coronary artery (passive diffusion). (ophthalmologymanagement.com)
These catheters may be considered a tool for myocardial protection during angioplasty procedures, for prevention of hemodynamic compromise in selected patients, and for prolonged balloon inflation times. (ophthalmologymanagement.com)
Angioplasty requires an access vessel, typically the femoral or radial artery or femoral vein , to permit access to the vascular system for the wires and catheters used. (wikipedia.org)
Angioplasties were originally performed by dilating the blood vessel with the introduction of larger and larger stiff catheters through the narrowed space. (encyclopedia.com)
Ten balloon catheters were evaluated to discern any material which was dislodged from the coronary artery and which remained attached to the balloon catheter or guide wire. (elsevier.com)

During coronary occlusion by balloon inflation, collateral filling improved by one grade in eight patients, two grades in five patients, three grades in two patients and remained the same in one patient. (onlinejacc.org)
Angina occurred in 11 patients during coronary occlusion (mean grade of collateral filling during inflation = 1.8) and did not occur within 90 seconds in 5 patients (mean grade of collateral filling = 2.2, p = NS). (onlinejacc.org)
In animals, brief coronary artery occlusions preceding a more prolonged occlusion result in reduced infarct size. (mendeley.com)

In the Benestent study, 10 patients were spared repeat angioplasty at a cost of 1 extra acute coronary artery closure, 2 more bypass operations, 10 extra bleeding or vascular complications, and 540 additional acute hospital days. (acpjc.org)
The following variables were measured by quantitative coronary analysis: 1) ablation by laser, 2) stretch by balloon dilation, 3) elastic recoil, and 4) acute gain. (onlinejacc.org)
Select the Indication from the drop down of various indications provided under this head: Chronic Stable Angina Acute Coronary Syndrome, Unstable Angina Acute Coronary Syndrome Non-ST Elevation MI Recent STEMI 3. (docplayer.net)
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a term given to a group of symptoms. (empowher.com)
is given to all patients suspected of acute coronary syndrome. (empowher.com)
1M coronary catheterizations Recent successes in acute stroke care are driving the need for every stroke center to perform endovascular reperfusion interventions. (wikipedia.org)

The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship provides training in clinical interventional cardiology where fellows master the skills of percutaneous coronary interventional procedures. (massgeneral.org)
During the year of interventional training, fellows are expected to master the techniques involved in coronary intervention, while developing perspective on procedural risk and benefit, patient selection and clinical decision-making in cardiovascular patient care. (massgeneral.org)

Operative transluminal coronary artery balloon angioplasty has been used for over 3000 lesions in 1000 patients since 1980. (nih.gov)

Angioplasty has come to include all manner of vascular interventions that are typically performed percutaneously . (wikipedia.org)
The global angioplasty balloon market is expected to reach a value of USD 2.9 billion by 2024, according on a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. The growth of the market is attributed to favorable government policies, approval & commercialization of several angioplasty balloons, and increasing coronary & peripheral interventions. (prnewswire.co.uk)
In multivessel patients, compared with angioplasty, coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with a lower incidence of long-term events and a reduced need for new interventions (P=0.001). (scielo.br)

Angiographic changes produced by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. (biomedsearch.com)

If the angioplasty catheter is inserted into the femoral artery in the groin, the individual is instructed to lie flat and keep the affected leg straight for at least six hours. (faqs.org)

Subsequently, intraoperative balloon angioplasty has been performed for both proximal and distal stenoses in 800 patients to improve native coronary artery perfusion and maximize revascularization. (nih.gov)
TIMI flow grade was assessed on the final angiographic image after coronary intervention, and the ST segment was assessed on the 12-lead electrocardiogram recordings just before revascularization and on return to the coronary care unit. (elsevier.com)
Comparative studies of patients undergoing myocardial revascularization through either surgery or angioplasty have not reported statistically significant differences in regard to immediate or late survival rates between the 2 types of treatment. (scielo.br)

A total of 520 patients with stable angina and a single coronary-artery lesion were randomly assigned to either stent implantation (262 patients) or standard balloon angioplasty (258 patients). (nih.gov)
To compare the effectiveness and safety of balloon-expandable coronary artery stent implantation with that of standard balloon angioplasty in patients with stable angina pectoris and a single new lesion in a coronary artery. (acpjc.org)
259 patients were allocated to a stent implantation and 257 patients were allocated to standard balloon angioplasty. (acpjc.org)
The occurrence of restenosis was 22% after stent implantation compared with 32% after balloon angioplasty ( P = 0.02). (acpjc.org)
In case 1, a 60-year-old man underwent a 4.0-mm × 12-mm bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery. (onlinejacc.org)
Six months after BMS implantation, a coronary angiogram demonstrated in-stent restenosis (ISR) at the proximal portion of the stent ( Figure 1A-a ). (onlinejacc.org)
In case 2, a 80-year-old man with BMS-ISR 17 years after BMS implantation in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery underwent a PCB angioplasty. (onlinejacc.org)
The aim of this study is to demonstrate initial results and long-term outcomes of patients after cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA), balloon angioplasty (BA), or stent implantation for small vessel diseases. (lww.com)

The clinical and angiographic outcomes were better, but bleeding and vascular complications were more frequent and hospital stay was longer, in patients with stable angina and a single coronary artery lesion who received a stent than in those who received standard coronary angioplasty. (acpjc.org)
Vascular complications of the intraaortic balloon pump in patients undergoing open heart operations: 15-year experience. (scienceopen.com)
At UR Medicine Heart & Vascular, we've optimized our process to cut door-to-balloon time to under 90 minutes, beating the national standard. (rochester.edu)

FFR led to a change in the judgement of whether a coronary artery had a 'significant' lesion in 64 patients (32%) compared to angiogram alone. (medindia.net)
Since the decision to perform angioplasty may have been made following a diagnostic angiogram, the patient's sensitivity to iodinated contrast media is likely to be known. (encyclopedia.com)
The patient had undergone percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy in 1999 and had undergone coronary angiogram in the same year, which revealed normal coronaries with normal left main anatomy. (hindawi.com)
Later on, CT Coronary angiogram (Figures 2(a) and 2(b) ) has been done for further evaluation. (hindawi.com)
Coronary angiogram showing left main aneurysm (14 × 28) with obstructive leison at LAD ostial level. (hindawi.com)
a) Post-CABG CT Coronary angiogram showing proximally and distally ligated left main aneurysm with LIMA to LAD grafts and SVG to OM grafts. (hindawi.com)

Over seven months of follow-up, the clinical and angiographic outcomes were better in patients who received a stent than in those who received standard coronary angioplasty. (nih.gov)
The FACT was a prospective multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial designed to evaluate whether treatment with nadroparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, started 3 days before coronary angioplasty and continued for 3 months, affects angiographic restenosis or clinical outcomes. (acc.org)
Pretreatment with the low-molecular-weight heparin nadroparin continued for 3 months after balloon angioplasty will have a beneficial effect on angiographic restenosis or on adverse clinical outcomes. (acc.org)
Among patients undergoing percutaneous angioplasty, treatment with the low-molecular-weight nadroparin was not associated with improvements in clinical or angiographic outcomes. (acc.org)
At 9-month angiographic follow-up, 93 patients presented a DES ISR that was treated with 'homo-DES' (HMD) ( N = 27), 'hetero-DES' (HTD) ( N = 19) and conventional balloon angioplasty (POBA) ( N = 47). (ovid.com)
Twenty-five dogs underwent thermal-perfusion angioplasty at 37°, 60°, or 80° C for 1.5, 5, or 15 minutes with angiographic and morphologic assessments at 24 hours (n = 17) or 4-6 weeks later (n = 8). (elsevier.com)
METHODS: The Multicenter American Research Trial With Cilazapril After Angioplasty to Prevent Restenosis (MARCATOR) was a placebo-controlled trial with angiographic follow-up to determine the effect of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor cilazapril on the frequency of restenosis. (duke.edu)

During balloon inflation, contralateral dye injection was performed as soon as the patient developed angina or ST-T changes or at 90 seconds in those patients without symptoms or signs of ischemia. (onlinejacc.org)
When successful, percutaneous coronary intervention can relieve chest pain of angina , improve the prognosis of individuals with unstable angina, and minimize or stop a heart attack without having the patient undergo open heart coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery . (rxlist.com)

We report its safety and efficacy in 11 patients undergoing elective angioplasty to a single coronary lesion. (ahajournals.org)
Background- Mitogenic stimuli present at the site of coronary arterial balloon injury contribute to the progression and development of a restenotic lesion, many signaling through a common pathway involving the small G protein p21ras. (strath.ac.uk)
The lesion was dilated using a 3.5 × 13-mm conventional balloon catheter at 16 atm. (onlinejacc.org)
Subsequently, angioplasty with a 3.5-mm × 30-mm paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) (SeQuent Please, B. Braun Melsungen AG, Melsungen, Germany) was performed at the lesion at 9 atm for 30 s ( Figure 1A-b ). (onlinejacc.org)

The coronary angioplasty is a minimally invasive (non-surgical) intervention and it's usually used t. (placidway.com)

If adequate widening of the narrowing is not accomplished, heart surgery (coronary artery bypass graft surgery, also called a CABG) may be recommended. (adam.com)
It may be used during a coronary artery bypass graft surgery to keep the grafted vessel open, after balloon angioplasty to prevent reclosure of the blood vessel, or during other heart surgeries. (mountsinai.org)
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). (harvard.edu)
Therefore, based on the Coronary Artery Surgery Study 7 , which was carried out in the 1970s and used the left internal thoracic artery (LITA) as a graft for the anterior interventricular branch (AIVB) 8 in up to 20% of the patients, the arterial graft became increasingly more used, reaching, at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s, 37% to 90% of the patients 9-14 . (scielo.br)

The doctor may repeat this a few times, each time pumping up the balloon a little more to widen the passage for the blood to flow through. (adam.com)
The balloon is inflated several times to help widen the passage. (heart-disease-treatments.com)
Once the tube is in place, a small balloon is briefly inflated in order to widen the narrowed artery. (medselfed.com)

This full color medical illustration depicts a series of three cut-away views of a blocked, atherosclerotic coronary artery. (photoshelter.com)
Coronary artery aneurysm is one of the rarest anomalies that we see in our medical practice and they are mostly associated with obstructive lesions due to atherosclerotic changes. (hindawi.com)
The most common cause of coronary aneurysm mostly seems to be atherosclerotic. (hindawi.com)

If you have chest discomfort, chest pain, or shortness of breath due to coronary heart blockages that have not been fixed, please call us at 866-644-8910 to request a consultation. (massgeneral.org)

The patient has been stabilized and then transferred to CT department for CABG (2 grafts LIMA-LAD, SVG-OM) with isolation of left main aneurysm from coronary circulation by proximal and distal ligation (Figures 3(a) and 3(b) ). (hindawi.com)

Coronary artery restenosis after balloon angioplasty occurs in 30% to 50% of patients. (acpjc.org)
Conclusions- The study demonstrates in the pig that short-term local delivery of inhibitors of p21ras-dependent mitogenic signal transduction prevents restenosis after balloon angioplasty. (strath.ac.uk)
Restenosis after balloon angioplasty. (elsevier.com)
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Restenosis after balloon angioplasty. (elsevier.com)

An autoperfusion balloon catheter was developed to allow passive myocardial perfusion during inflation through a central lumen and multiple side holes in the shaft proximal and distal to the balloon. (ahajournals.org)
Initially it was only used for distal stenoses not accessible to coronary bypass grafting in 200 patients. (nih.gov)
The distal left main coronary artery (LMCA) is in the left upper quadrant of the image. (wikipedia.org)

First introduced in the late 1970s, his device was a double-lumen dilatation catheter with an inflatable, nondistensible oblong balloon that would inflate to a predetermined diameter. (mddionline.com)
The dilatation is performed by inflating a balloon and exerting pressure upon the lipid plaque in the arterial wall. (shl-telemedicine.com)

abstract = "The goal of this study was to develop and test a new radio frequency thermal balloon system to allow longer balloon inflations at lower temperature levels than have been used with standard (laser) thermal balloon angioplasty. (elsevier.com)

Complications associated with percutaneous placement and use of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation. (scienceopen.com)
Angioplasty is generally safe, but ask your doctor about the possible complications. (mountsinai.org)

After the athrectomy, your doctor may do an angioplasty using a balloon catheter to compress any remaining plaque against the arterial wall. (baptist-health.com)
Prior quantitative analysis of coronary artery compensatory remodeling is limited by individual variation of arterial size and arterial tapering. (lww.com)

The balloon was then inflated (blown up), which pushed the fatty plaque back against the inner blood vessel walls. (encyclopedia.com)
The animation begins by zooming into a coronary artery on the heart, and showing the buildup of plaque. (nucleusmedicalmedia.com)
The balloon stretches the artery narrowed by the plaque. (faqs.org)
As the balloon expands, it compresses the plaque against the artery wall, thereby enlarging the opening. (wkcardiology.com)
Our results indicate that angioplasty catheter balloons frequently have adherent collagen, endothelial cells, organized thrombus, and plaque with obvious cholesterol clefts, that can be retrieved and examined histologically. (elsevier.com)
In addition, plaque material removed by the balloon catheter offers an unusual opportunity to analyze the morphologic characteristics of cells from the human coronary artery in vivo. (elsevier.com)
The pressure from the inflated balloon presses the plaque against the wall of the artery, creating more room for blood to flow. (healthwise.net)
When the balloon is inflated, it flattens the cholesterol-filled plaque that has been restricting blood flow through the artery. (harvard.edu)
The inflated balloon presses the plaque against the artery wall, allowing for better blood flow. (kswo.com)
Your heart surgeon will expand the balloon to compress plaque against the artery wall and improve circulation. (seton.net)
A clot most often forms in a coronary artery that has become narrow because of the build-up of a substance called plaque along the artery walls. (uwhealth.org)

Methods and Results- FPTIII (1 to 25 µmol/L) concentration-dependently reduced p21ras levels in porcine coronary artery smooth muscle cell membranes. (strath.ac.uk)

Elective coronary angioplasty was performed on 354 patients who were treated with daily subcutaneous nadroparin (0.6 mL of 10 250 anti-Xa IU/mL) or placebo injections started 3 days before angioplasty and continued for 3 months. (acc.org)

In contrast, angioplasty presents fewer risks while it saves the arms, legs, and kidneys affected by the impaired circulation. (encyclopedia.com)

Angioplasty is usually performed by a cardiologist and a team of specialized health care professionals, including nurses and technicians. (canada.com)
Coronary angioplasty is performed by a cardiologist, a physician who specializes in heart disorders. (faqs.org)
The cardiologist gently inflates the balloon. (wkcardiology.com)
In the 1970s, German cardiologist Andreas Gruentzig pioneered coronary angioplasty with the development of the double-lumen dilation catheter that used an inflatable balloon. (mddionline.com)

A series of 57 consecutive coronary lesions successfully treated by xenon chloride excimer laser-assisted balloon angioplasty were individually matched with 57 coronary artery lesions successfully treated by balloon angioplasty alone. (onlinejacc.org)
Minimal lumen diameter before excimer laser-assisted balloon angioplasty and balloon angioplasty alone were (mean ± SD) 0.73 ± 0.44 and 0.74 ± 0.43 mm, respectively. (onlinejacc.org)

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Geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic variations in the investigation and management of coronary heart disease in Scotland. (1/6088)

Usefulness of fractional flow reserve to predict clinical outcome after balloon angioplasty. (2/6088)

Coronary angioplasty induces rise in Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific antibodies. (3/6088)

A randomized placebo-controlled trial of fluvastatin for prevention of restenosis after successful coronary balloon angioplasty; final results of the fluvastatin angiographic restenosis (FLARE) trial. (4/6088)

Prior cytomegalovirus infection and the risk of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty. (5/6088)

Validation of an automated technique for determining the mechanical characteristics of coronary arteries during balloon angioplasty: laboratory assessment with necropsy segments. (6/6088)

Primary angioplasty versus systemic thrombolysis in anterior myocardial infarction. (7/6088)

Long-term outcome after primary angioplasty: report from the primary angioplasty in myocardial infarction (PAMI-I) trial. (8/6088)

Angioplasty, Balloon

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary

Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted

Coronary Vessels

Coronary Angiography

Catheterization

Coronary Disease

Angioplasty

Swine

Equipment Design

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary Circulation

Coronary Artery Bypass

Stents

Coronary Stenosis

Angioplasty, Laser

Treatment Outcome

Balloon Occlusion

Myocardial Infarction

Recurrence

Constriction, Pathologic

Follow-Up Studies

Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumping

Coronary Restenosis

Coronary Thrombosis

Coronary Vasospasm

Time Factors

Coronary Aneurysm

Gastric Balloon

Prospective Studies

Iliac Artery

Vascular Patency

Tunica Intima

Coronary Occlusion

Femoral Artery

Arterial Occlusive Diseases

Risk Factors

Graft Occlusion, Vascular

Ultrasonography, Interventional

Atherectomy, Coronary

Angiography

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Electrocardiography

Cardiac Catheterization

Retrospective Studies

Myocardial Ischemia

Angina, Unstable

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors

Myocardial Revascularization

Coronary Care Units

Aortic Coarctation

Thrombolytic Therapy

Carotid Artery Injuries

Popliteal Artery

Balloon Valvuloplasty

Retreatment

Collateral Circulation

Hemodynamics

Hyperplasia

Postoperative Complications

Predictive Value of Tests

Risk Assessment

Myocardial Reperfusion

Blood Flow Velocity

Beta Particles

Atherectomy

Dogs

Muscle, Smooth, Vascular

Angina Pectoris

Feasibility Studies

Arteriosclerosis

Carotid Arteries

Severity of Illness Index

Vasodilator Agents

Calcinosis

Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

Ischemia

Cardiovascular Agents

Angioscopy

Carotid Stenosis